My Friend Pete Thoryk
Today is another hot day. It reached 107 degrees outside. I did not have time to take a walk until 4:00 pm. I called Olina around 3:30 pm after meeting with Pete. I was going to see if she had time for a tea break. The call did not go through. So I resumed to my regular activities. I took a walk around 4:00 pm. It was really hot. By the time I walked to the community pond, I was sweating already. I did finish my regular walk.
The chat with Pete was nice to. Since I moved to Dallas four years ago, I have been meeting Pete regularly, on every Wednesday afternoon starting around 2 pm. Sometimes the meeting lasts about one hour. Other time it can last about two hours. I met Pete soon after I moved to the apartment. Although we born some 40 years apart, we have many similar experiences growing up. The difference between China and the United States can be summed up by the age difference between us. He grew up during the Great Depression. He and his three brothers all went to the World War II and all came back alive. He had a very successful working career from a floor worker all the way to general manager of the company he worked. He is very proud of that he helped his two sons and one daughter during the years when they needed helps.
Now he lives by himself. His daughter and family live in the nearby neighborhood. His son-in-law Tom worked in the financial field for over 30 years. Now Tom works independently as an investor. Tom is one of the best international investors. He once managed an international fund over one billion dollars before he sold the company to a German Bank before year 2000 just before the crash of the US stock market. When I met Tom first, he was in the process of setting up a hedge fund. For some reasons, he decided to work independently as a global investor.
I have learned a lot from Tom and Pete about investment and American culture. Pete is one of the wisest men I ever known. Some time I think the potentials of senior people are not fully utilized in the country. In one way, I have benefited from knowing Pete over the last four years. When I met him first, he was worrying about a cancer in his stomach. Now four years have passed, he seems he is becoming stronger than he was when I first met him. I wish he lives a long time. So I have a father-like friend for a long time.
The chat with Pete was nice to. Since I moved to Dallas four years ago, I have been meeting Pete regularly, on every Wednesday afternoon starting around 2 pm. Sometimes the meeting lasts about one hour. Other time it can last about two hours. I met Pete soon after I moved to the apartment. Although we born some 40 years apart, we have many similar experiences growing up. The difference between China and the United States can be summed up by the age difference between us. He grew up during the Great Depression. He and his three brothers all went to the World War II and all came back alive. He had a very successful working career from a floor worker all the way to general manager of the company he worked. He is very proud of that he helped his two sons and one daughter during the years when they needed helps.
Now he lives by himself. His daughter and family live in the nearby neighborhood. His son-in-law Tom worked in the financial field for over 30 years. Now Tom works independently as an investor. Tom is one of the best international investors. He once managed an international fund over one billion dollars before he sold the company to a German Bank before year 2000 just before the crash of the US stock market. When I met Tom first, he was in the process of setting up a hedge fund. For some reasons, he decided to work independently as a global investor.
I have learned a lot from Tom and Pete about investment and American culture. Pete is one of the wisest men I ever known. Some time I think the potentials of senior people are not fully utilized in the country. In one way, I have benefited from knowing Pete over the last four years. When I met him first, he was worrying about a cancer in his stomach. Now four years have passed, he seems he is becoming stronger than he was when I first met him. I wish he lives a long time. So I have a father-like friend for a long time.
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