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Originally Posted by Karthik
In my mind John Abele is the best role model we have in FIRST. He has proven that being successful in the ultra-competive business world and being a gracious professional are not mutually exclusive. If we each took a page out of his book, we could go a long way in making the world a more palatable, yet a still progressive and productive place.
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Amen. I've had the privilege of sharing a meal and a short walk with Mr. Abele at the 2006 (I think) Philly Regional judges dinner. He's perhaps the most amazing person I have ever met. I had never been face to face in a one-on-one manner with him before, but he was able to recall the work of my old team, 103 from when we were honored with the CA in 2003 and other things about me, personally, from my work as a Senior Mentor at that time. Somehow, in his busy life, he was able to take the time to get to know this information in a fair amount of detail and recall it on a moment's notice, which made me realize how much he must know about many others as well. I'm 100 percent positive it was that attention to detail, and to individual people, that has set him apart in all that he's done. A remarkable human being and an example we should all aspire to emulate - no matter how many naysayers surround us every day.