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| Joe Meginnes, YPB Member |
When asked for a favorite memory of someone who was touched by pancreatic cancer, Joe responded, "I love seeing pancreatic cancer survivors at our meetings and events and knowing that our Board is doing everything in its power to grow their numbers."
Now, for some fun facts about Joe...
Joe was challenged and inspired by something he saw recently on the blog Wait But Why:
"I think a great way to be a good person is to get in the habit of consciously thinking about the fact that almost every stranger, co-worker, friend, acquaintance, fling, customer service representative, driver, waiter, customer, client, neighbor, and person on the internet you come across:
-Has a family who loves them and vice versa
-Has hopes and dreams and regrets and frustrations
-Has as many thoughts going through their head at all times as you do
-Is dealing with random health problems, trying to make ends meet financially, and is probably tired
-Might be supporting one or more other human beings
-Might be just a little sad all the time about a tragedy in their past
-Might be the most important person in someone else’s life
-Is just trying to figure out how to be happy
i.e. They’re a full human just like you."
One of Joe's favorite summer activities in Chicago is "watching a great band play an evening set at a street festival or other outdoor venue."
His favorite restaurants in the city are The Publican and Irazu.
Growing up, Joe aspired to be the GM of the Chicago Cubs.
When asked who inspires him, Joe replied: "People who give of themselves without any promise of future return."
One word that describes Joe is "genuine."
When asked where he would go if he could go anywhere in the world on vacation, Joe replied "Machu Picchu, Spain, or Alaska."
Joe said that one goal he would like to accomplish during his lifetime would be to "explore all 50 states with my wife Amy."
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