[Ken Patton]

Congratulations Raul!

It ain't just the students that are inspired by you.

I admire you and think of you as one of the legendary competitors in FIRST. Those of us who aspire to have competitive programs have you and your team as an example of creative, strategic, and technical excellence. Every year we KNOW you are going to be awesome, and it brings us up to try to compete. You and your team are imho a huge part of the "show" that makes FIRST tournaments such an awesome experience.

Do you know how people get nervous when they talk to someone "important?" That usually doesn't happen to me. But, there are some people, for some reason, that make me feel like a kid walking up to talk to a rock star. You are one of those people. Thanks for being a rock star.

Ken