Hi everyone, welcome to thanks for being here a short weekly pod to remind us of the many essential

and beautiful ways we affect one another. Every Sunday I'll read a submission from a listener,

Kelly Corrigan wonders, could be wedding vows or about mitzvah toast, a eulogy, or retirement speech.

We believe this is probably the loveliest way to tap into our better selves and remember

our highest values. We encourage you to share this podcast each week with one person you love.

Maybe someone you miss need to bring closer. Someone you want to feel your appreciation or admiration

or both. This is thanks for being here.

This week's thanks for being here is about a guy named Peter Samson. He is a legendary,

small town lacrosse coach and organizer. He was very close to my dad. This was sent in by his

widow Lynn and written by Peter Samson's friend Jack. Lynn says, I am moved and delighted that you're

going to read Jack's eulogy. He and Kelly's father were very, very close. It was a beautiful

connection that I am sure continues in the next plane. Hoping reading the eulogy will be meaningful

to Kelly personally and hopefully your wider audience will benefit too. Really a lovely gesture

on Kelly's part to do this Sunday series. We are so honored. I'm honored to Lynn and here we go.

My name is Jack Brennan and one of the privileges of my life has been to call Peter Samson

a dear friend. Today it's also my privilege to offer some thoughts and deep emotions on

behalf of a group of former strangers who now consider themselves a family with Peter as the

patriarch, the Radner lacrosse family. To put it most succinctly, we all love Peter Samson.

Whether he was your coach for merely a year or someone you knew your whole life,

once you had a chance to spend time with Peter, you loved him. And if you're as fortunate as I

am who got to spend three decades up close and personal with this great man and great friend,

being part of his world is a gift you don't deserve and one you can never repay.

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