As I sat down today the impact of what I had learned hit me. Abebe was such a positive spirit. He loved life, love teaching and his students. I was in his SOWK 225 class and after a couple classes I had with him I just realized what a great man he truly was. He beleived in the beauty of everyone, he wanted people to dream, succeed and follow their passion. He told me as I was leaving our exam that he thought I would be an excellent Social Worker and he was excited to see me on my path through the program. I will miss him so, I will miss his thirst for life, his joy and smile that he carried around with him everywhere.