First of all I would like to thank my mother Darlene Martin for
giving birth to me and all the love and support through the
years. I thank my grandmother Iris G. Terrell for making me
feel I was really special. I thank my father Jack Shinn for my
charisma and sense of humor. Thanks to my step-father Bill
Martin for being good to my mother and making me feel like
one of his sons. Thank you to all my aunts and uncles for
putting up with my thousands of questions and for never
making me feel like I was just a kid.(and for letting me stay up
to see CHILLER Theater, you know who you are.)
Wayne and Jane Harrup for being there when I needed a hand
up not a hand out and for your continued friendship. To Gary
Currie and family for help, support, friendship, motivation and
never giving up on me even when I gave up on myself. To
Betsy Lowe I thank you for helping to restore my self
confidence and teaching me to love again.
I would also like to thank Adobe for making Photoshop. I
thank Metacreations/Creative Labs for making Poser. Thank
you DAZ3D for the wonderful 3D models.
I would like to thank Tim, Wayne and Dave from Penny Plate
for giving me the chance to prove that I still have worth. A
special thanks goes out to White Hill Church of the Brethren
for accepting me as a member and making me feel like I have
found a home. Thank you very much to Pam, MJ, Pete, Chris,
Kip and the rest of my online family from Asheron. A very
special thank you goes out Heather Berry for being the
wonderful young lady that she is and for the joy she spreads
so freely.
Thank you very much Diana for all the love and strength you
have given me and for making my life worth living again.
I'm sure I left some people out, but this is a work in progress.
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