Delfu, 91

Foremost, I am a gentleman in every sense of the world, even though this attribute may not be in vogue nowadays. Retired as a senior level engineer, after 28 years of employment with one of the most prominent US companies, I was truly blessed, because such was the satisfaction and enjoyment derived from my projects, that work assumed the aspect of a hobby.

Born in Brooklyn to impoverished immigrants, I learned my first English words in kindergarten and never even dreamed as a preteen, that I would ever attend college. Later, the closest I came to college was to be taught academic courses by college instructors as part of certified 4 year certified corporate apprenticeship upon high school graduation.

Yes, I did get to college; in fact I wound up with graduate and postgraduate engineering degrees. With the aid of the �GI Bill� and corporate tuition refund, I sacrificed the best years of my youth by attending courses during evenings, while holding fulltime day jobs. My weekends were spent mostly studying and completing course assignments as well as do-it �yourself projects for the home.

The sacrifice was not entirely in the physical effort involved, but rather the loss of enjoyment of quality time with my family. Sacrifice was not really new to me. With my parents as role models, they taught me as a child, that sacrifice is the highest form of love and I have fully subscribed to that tenet my entire life. With the above as prologue, perhaps you can comprehend why the attributes listed below are far from fanciful.

I profess to be affectionate and caring, compassionate and absolutely faithful and loyal, sincere and honest, and in relatively good health to be able to participate in non-violent sports. My photos speak for themselves. Most importantly, I have three fantastic children whom I love so dearly; two doctors and an attorney; and they all reside out of state, which is sufficient cause to miss them and my three grandchildren so gr