My late father gave me this pithy advice while in college, and it has stuck with me some 70 years: “Don’t tell me about your I.Q. Show me your ‘I did!'” Christopher J. Hoey Florida _________ Let me begin by telling you some things about me and my family. I am 72 years old (older than I’ve ever been). I have six children, five girls and one boy. There were times when I thought that might be three more than I could afford! They are all wonderful people, hard-working, trying to do their best. Their lives, like most people’s, have not been free of challenges and difficulties, and I am certain there may be more to come. I must say, however, that so far they have been resilient and have persisted in doing good, something that, for a parent, is priceless! My wife passed away from cancer just over a …