>> carolyn coburn: three! . >> carolyn coburn: i remember the list-- dun, sara, ditten. >> stahl: the biggest influence on tom coburn's life was his father. after graduating college, he went to work for his dad in the family optical business. you told me in washington that your father was an alcoholic. >> coburn: uh-huh. >> stahl: now, that can't be easy when you say that you had a happy childhood. >> coburn: well, it doesn't take away from the great things that my dad did. >> stahl: did it change you... did it... is it kind of a key to you? >> coburn: mmm, i don't know. >> stahl: but why is it welling up like this? >> coburn: i think clinically, if i were to analyze it, probably didn't do good grieving. >> carolyn coburn: we could spend about a week grieving over all the things we've missed grieving over. that'll be a fun week. >> stahl: at the age of 31, coburn left his father's business and went to medical school. after practicing as an obstetrician for 11 years... >> carolyn coburn: one day, he came home an

coburn. family and faith. he and carolyn have had such a solid marriage. he tried to date her as an eighth grader, and she would not and he kepthim, pestering her enough that she finally did, and what a great marriage that they have. they have got three beautiful daughters and a house full of grandchildren that he absolutely loves to death and likes to spend time with as opposed to being here. secondly is faith. have metnobody that i that has a stronger faith and tom coburn. floor.bits it on the he exhibits it one-on-one. he exhibits it at the prayer breakfast every wednesday morning. he is one person who has probably counseled more people in this a-day on both sides of the aisle than anybody other than the chaplain -- in this body than anybody other than the chaplain. on top of that, he is just a class act. he has been a dear friend, and we have spent many hours on the road and socializing together. individual finer that ever served in the united states senate van tom coburn. he is one of the things that i am truly going to miss about leaving here, but, a

i'm looking for an airport and they say what about tom coburn there are two things that come to my mind family and faith. he and caroline carolyn have had such a solid marriage. he tried to date her as an eighth-grader and she wouldn't go out with him so he kept pestering her long enough that she finally did and what a great marriage they have had. they have three beautiful daughters and a household of children he absolutely loves to death and spending time with as opposed to being here. second, faith. there's nobody that i've has a stronger faith than tom coburn. he exhibits on the floor, he exhibited one on one come at the prayer breakfast every wednesday morning. he is one person who has probably counseled this ability on both sides of the aisle more than anybody other than the chaplain. and on top of that he is just a class act. he has been made to your friend when we have spent many hours on the road together, on the golf course together into socializing together there's no kind of individual that ever served in the senate like tom coburn. he is one of the things i'm going to miss about leaving here as we've already talked