Here is what I shared at Al and Sue Boenker's 45th Year in Business celebration:
Tonight we celebrate 45 years of labor.
Al and Sue Boenker married in 1970 and in 1972 opened their first insurance office. They set off on the same journey as millions before them and a journey million after them will take. A couple working to build and provide for a family.
There is, however, something unique and special about their journey that would be impossible to replicate. While not replicable, we may imitate: the zeal, faith, endurance, and vision of these two. This imitation would permit us to say too, “We lived well.”