It's an honor to be arrested with this group of people.

The war needs to end. Hopefully, this represents a surge of energy. The population needs to take its power and use it.

Being just nominated is a great honor. To have your name mentioned with some of the greats of Illinois basketball is something you really don't expect.

We thought that if the baby is a boy we could call it Mike after Mike Sexton but in honor of the way we met we'll call him Chip. If our baby is a girl we may call her Linda after Linda Johnson, the first lady of poker, but Queenie is a possibility.

This is in honor of what he's done for Odessa and for Odessa College. There's no remuneration. It's just an honorary title. But it's one he deserves.

It has been an honor serving all of you. I got to meet so many great people.