I love many things about Facebook.
Just this week I heard about a friend from high school named Leonard Cherry. I remember having classes with Leonard and what a good ole boy he was. He embodied all the best of a country boy…hard working, polite, sense of humor and humble manner. He was President of FFA and was proud of that blue jacket he and his members wore. Yes, he wore cowboy boots almost every day to school.
Leonard’s family had a business called Cherry Housemoving. They did not move houses that already had wheels, but houses that sat on blocks. They moved houses through the streets of Southeast Houston.
They weren’t the wealthiest or most refined people in Easthaven. They were however some of the most honest, diligent and hardworking. To move houses would take creativity, patience and tremendous problem solving ability.
It must have been passed down to Leonard.
We recently got an update on FB that Leonard had been named Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year!
There was a video link to when he won the award and how joyfully and humbly he accepted it.
I Googled Cherry Companies and was impressed and glad to see how Leonard has gotten into 4 other types of firms and has over 200 employees. He has had the vision to see opportunities where others saw problems and did something useful and profitable because of it.
Diana and I spent the next hour recalling what a good guy Leonard was, the reputation of his family and how he went beyond some naysayers who did not think they were the "right kind of people".
I think Leonard was too busy building his companies and hiring people he did not have time to pay attention to the critics.
I will get in touch with Leonard this week to congratulate him.
When people think there is no opportunity left to do well and help others and make money doing it…learn from Leonard. I did.
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