Every achievement in Ray Hightower’s life can be traced to lessons taught to him and his brother by their parents. Mom and Dad taught by example, through advice like “go and do something constructive”, and 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 Scout in the Boy Scouts of America on October 24, 1978. In the above photo, Ray is flanked by his parents while his brother, Edward, presents the Eagle medal.
