Father and Daughter

00:02 My name is Chad rich. I am 51 years old. Today's date is November 27, 2022, and I'm talking with my daughter, Camryn Rich, and we are recording this in Louisville, Kentucky.

00:16 Okay, perfect. So my first question today is, can you tell me about someone who had a big influence on your life?

00:26 Sure. I've had many influences in my life, but probably one of the biggest influences was my grandfather who was my mom's dad. He was a World War II veteran, dealt with a lot in his life and handled adversity very well. It was, it was a challenge sometimes just watching him go through some things and being younger and not necessarily understanding what he was going through, but he was always an excellent role model to me and I really enjoyed all the time that I spent with him and I miss him tremendously.

01:12 Perfect. The next question I would like to ask is, would you tell me about some of the most important lessons that that person taught you in life?

01:23 It was adversity comes in many different forms and it's how you handle the adversity is what makes you a stronger person. So he was very reserved and quiet, but sometimes being reserved and quiet is a strength with how you handle things versus being, you know, really emotional or flying off the, flying off the handle or, you know, things like that. So I certainly tried to learn a lot from him. Didn't always work. You know, things can always be a challenge sometimes. But he, you know, it was, it was looking back now as being in a, you know, a middle aged adult and thinking to how he dealt with life and how he dealt with even his cancer at the end of his life. He taught me a lot about how to handle adversity.

02:20 That's a great response. So my next question is, could you describe one of your happiest memories in your life?

02:28 Well, I have two wonderful, wonderful, happy, happy memories, actually three.

02:35 Okay, well, can you explain all three of them?

02:37 Sure. So the day that I asked your mom, my wife Tanya, to marry me was one of the, you know, it's always nerve wracking when you're, when you're wanting to ask somebody to marry you. You hope that it's going to go the right way. The second would be the day we were married. It was, it was a, you know, really great day. And it was the first day of, you know, 27 years later, we're still together and still living a wonderful life. And then the third would be the day that you were born. You know, that changed our lives forever and really made our union that much stronger. And, you know, being parents, and here we are talking to you 21 years later and still parenting and still, you know, feel like we've done a pretty good job.

03:29 You have. You have.

03:31 But, no, it's in. It's. It's been really, really fun to watch you grow up and for us to be your parents, because I can probably count on my hand the time, the times that we didn't necessarily agree on how to parent you, and we always talk through it.

03:48 So my next question is, what are you the proudest of? And why does it make you feel so proud?

03:55 Well, I mean, I think the. And it's a pretty simple question, and I'm pretty sure if you were asking your mom, it would be the same thing. We're extremely proud of you, of the young lady that you have become and the way that you have handled things from school to being a student athlete with student, being first to all the accolades that you have done, the way you carry yourself when we're around and when we're not, we're. You know, I'm. I'm extremely, extremely proud of you. And, you know, think I tell you that quite a bit.

04:30 Yeah, you definitely make that very known. But I couldn't be more appreciative of y'all just because I wouldn't be the person I am today without you and mom. So I definitely think that the. I mean, not that. I mean, I'm always proud of you guys, too, but I do think that the proudness kind of goes both ways, so. Cause I'm proud of y'all, like, with what you do and Yalls job and life and everything like that as well, so. Okay, my next question is not to bring it down by anything, but how would you like to be remembered? So if you weren't on this earth tomorrow, like, what would you like people to remember you by?

05:08 Number one would be honest and integrity. I think if you don't. If you don't live your life with honesty and integrity, it's very hard for anyone to respect you. I would also like to, you know, really be known as a loving father and a loving husband, you know, and life isn't always easy. Things come at you at different stages, and we all have things that we go through and that we deal with, but it's how you handle that that I hope, you know, I do my best to. To hang my head high and, you know, try to handle things with honesty and integrity.

05:52 I like that answer. I think that's a good answer. Oh, gosh. Okay, this one's okay. So the last question I have to ask you, if this were to be our very last conversation, is there anything you would want to say to me or to your family?

06:12 I love you more than I can ever tell you. And I truly don't think you'll ever understand the love that I have for you until you are to have your own family.

06:27 Well, thank you so much for having me interview you today, dad. It really meant a lot to me, and I'm glad we can preserve our story.

06:35 Thank you.