Donald Dorosh, will always be my beloved "Uncle Donnie." Ever since I was a little kid I've looked up to Uncle Donnie for being the fearless traveler of the family. He embraced life in Alaska, and then Colorado. He wasn't afraid to be away from home and see what the world had to offer. When the day came that I decided to leave home to the west coast to pursue a camera career in Hollywood, saying goodbye's were hard. But I remembered back to memories of Donnie in my childhood. When the time came to say goodbye to him, I teared up. And this is what he said, "I'm going to tell you what my dad told me when I moved away from home. I was about your age. And he said, 'just remember, The East Coast Is Cool.'" Remember, the east coast is cool." That was Grandpa Dorosh's way of telling Donnie to remember where he came from. To not forget about the family. To Respect them and his home and his history. And boy, did he ever. Uncle Donnie remembered his family and where he came from, and he proved it everyday of his life. He was an upstanding son, brother, and father and uncle. He was everything we should all strive to be. I was reluctant to share this story at first. But in conversations, I've come to realize that no one else in the family had heard of this story. Since the years away from home, I've heard of others in the family catching the bug to explore other areas of the country. My Uncle Alan, has moved to Alabama, as did my mom, Joan....My grandma Carolyn has become a frequent flier for the first time in her life going from California to Alabama to Connecticut! And most recently, my two baby cousins, Kyle and Dylan are venturing into their futures away from home in Pennsylvania and Alabama for college. So, I feel it's my duty to spread the words of strength and wisdom of both Stephen Dorosh and Donald Dorosh to everyone in the family, because that's what they would have wanted. And I am proud and over joyed to be joined with them in the list of family now inspiring others to find their place in the world. I will love him always. I will draw on his strength always. But most importantly, I will be keep his spark of adventure, strength, and love of family burning on into years to come. (I love you Uncle Donnie, and I know. LOL! The east coast is cool! Thank you for helping me see that. XOXOXOXOXO )