Dr. Wallace,
I was in the CSD newsletter that you were retiring after this semester. I read it thinking, "I'm going to send JAW an email to wish him well." and I never did. In my busy and unemployed life, I didn't stop to thank you. I wish I could remember all the questions and conversations of our time together during my two years at EIU, but I don't. What I do remember is that you were soft spoken and humble and sweet and kind and smart. You were living in the middle of IL, away from family, to support us and create experiences for us to grow. You weren't perfect--you were forgetful, a bit of procrastinator, unorganized and your office was always a mess. You were you. You taught me by example that I didn't have to be perfect to succeed, because we all have our own roads of getting to where we need to be. You have touched many lives, simply by being a good man.
