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ALLEN POPE

WITH BEST WI HES
AS YOU LEAVE

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FROM FATHER TO SON: MAN- TO- MAN
You' ~ finaH~ rnad~ it! This is th~ tirn~ wh~n f'l"!l
to t~H ~ou how proud ~ou ' ~ rnad~ r.t~- Watching ~ou
growth~. ~past ~~arB has lt~~n fun. I ha ~ ~njo~~d th~
tir.t~ ~ou and I shared together and aH the time we
hared over th~ phon~. Not alwa~B ha ~ ~ou li t~n~d to
r.t~ and not alwa~ ha ~ ~ou ta~~n r.t~ ad ic~. But to Bt.~
~ou now a a ~oung rnan, I ~now ~ou tor~d aH that
inform tion orn~wher~ and now it's b~ginning to show.
AJJ~n, f' ~ n~ ~r told ~ou if would b~ ~a ~ and I r.t not
about to now. l.:.if~ a a ~oung ltlac~ rnan i· n~ er ~ ~·
You ha ~ to . fa~ focu and rna~~ lif~ what ~ou want if to
b~. A. r alwa~B tdl ~ou ta~ pra~erful ~our . tr~ngth wiJJ
corn~ fror.t with - in. AJJ~n "thin~ larg~ but M er li ~
abo ~ ~our r.t~an . . "Ma~ God bf~B· ~ou in ~our car~~r
goal .
Your Dad,
AJJ~n BarnarCI f3op~ r.

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