Poetry

Every achievement in Ray Hightower’s life has roots in parental lessons. Mom and Dad taught:

• By example.
• With advice like “go and do something constructive”.
• Through poetry.

Here are two poems that the sons were required to memorize and recite from a young age.

• If by Rudyard Kipling

• It Couldn’t Be Done by Edgar Albert Guest

Ray Hightower earned the rank of Eagle in the Boy Scouts of America. The photo shows Ray flanked by his parents while his brother, Edward, presents the Eagle medal. Edward also earned the rank of Eagle, right on the heels of his older brother. Sibling competition is a positive form of peer pressure!