dr. thornton.elled and had gone her own way, so she must have been thrilled when she finally got her medical degree, even if it came later than he had hoped. it had been a while, but we were all there. just him and his girls again. the way daddy liked it. no kids, no husbands. the waiters were already brought the salad, and i had arranged a little surprise before the main course. the maitre d' came to the table and announced, there's a call for dr. thornton. some curious diners turned to see, who was dr. thornton? ye net, linda and -- jeanette, linda and i rose from our chairs, and as we stood up u the look on my father's face could have lit up the entire eastern seaboard. there wasn't really any call. i had taken the maitre d' and asked him to page dr. thornton during dinner because i wanted to see the wonderment on my father's face when all three of us stood up. we were the living proof that daddy had dope what -- done what he had set out to do. tadty marveled that he actually managed to achieve

dr. thornton.rious diners turned to see who it was. janet, linda and i rose from our chairs and as we stood up, the look on my father's face could have lit up the entire eastern seaboard. there wasn't a call. i had taken him aside earlier to ask him to page dr. thornton because i wanted to see the wonderment on my father's face when his daughter stood up to answer. each of us was dr. thornton. we were the living approve daddy had done what he had set out to do. he marveled at us standing there as if he couldn't quite believe it himself that he actually manage to achieve this impossible dream. all his work on all his sacrifice paid off. he was too tough to crotty especially in front of us but if there was ever a time he came close, that was it. and i knew it was the best birthday present we could have given him. and that in this chapter to -- end chapter 2. [applause] what happened to all these people i've been telling you about? so what happened to all these people, first, let me tell you about my