To the woman who gave me my life back, the one I dearly love, Patti Quigley
With special thanks to Nancy P. Wallitsch, Esq., who is one of those rare people on this earth who are so amazingly good at what they do that it is an exquisite pleasure to watch them work. Nancy, of all those people, is the best.
Deepest thanks to Michael Perovich, who labored as much as I did delivering the book.
Heartfelt thanks to the Quigleys, who showed me what family really means.
Thanks to Matthew and Maria, who persevered through the toughest times, and gave me unconditional love through it all.
Thanks also to Bill Lord, who with skill and certainty, irrevocably and dramatically changed two lives for the better. His good deed will, in may ways, outlive us all.
And to living legend Don Fine, who opened the door to me and made all of this possible.