Political Quotes

“Mr. President, Joshua Hardy was 2 years older. He was 52 years old. He had been working for 4\1/2\ years as an engineer and technician for the city of Virginia Beach. He was raised in Hampton Roads. He came from a really big family, and he was described by his friends and his family as being incredibly caring, especially about kids. He didn't have any children of his own, but he often watched over his nieces and nephews. One of his nieces, Tasha, remembered that he was around a lot. ``He cared about me and all of my cousins,'' she said. ``He was like a father figure to me because my dad wasn't around.'' In 2011, Joshua actually published a book, called the ``ABC Book on Protecting Yourself from Strangers.'' The people he worked with remember being so impressed that Joshua had gone above and beyond the call. One of his colleagues in the engineering department, Larry Knight, gave a copy of the book to his daughter and his grandson. He remembers Joshua as just always having a smile on the job: Joshua was one of the nicest men you would ever care to meet. He was funny and kindhearted. [He] would do anything for you. ____________________”