The saddest part of the whole thing is that John is leaving. He's a friend and a mentor and a colleague at the same time.

A light bulb went off.

As an organization dedicated to advancing security worldwide, we are delighted to offer an event this exciting and important to the future of the industry. Every aspect of the Seminar and Exhibits is geared toward increasing security professionals' knowledge and understanding of the trends and technologies that will affect their practice. That it can be this enjoyable is a bonus.

John's coached for over 30 years, and I've coached for 25 years. Unless you are at a big-time powerhouse, you are lucky just to have one of those kids.

I've known her 18 years. She's been a mentor and a friend and a great administrator, and I think she's done great things for the district, and it's the decision that should have been made.

I left the only way you can leave. You pull your life off all at once - like a Band-Aid.