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I join many friends and folks around the world in remembering Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. today. Not only was he a childhood hero of mine who changed the lives of millions of fellow citizens and other folks around the world, but my best childhood friends' mother, people who were like a second family to me, was involved with him and was in one of the hotel rooms near his in Memphis the day he was assassinated, a day that set the nation on fire and changed all our lives.

I also will be joining friends of Owen Lee today as we remember him at his former home of Punta del Rey at Playa Las Gatas. I first met Owen back in 1974 when he had some Italian guests staying in one of his bungalows and we would all play marathon sessions of backgammon until sunset. Owen left a wonderful impression upon lots of people, including those of us fortunate to have been his friends.

So today is an all-around solemn day for remembering some good people.