“We grew up in a rough neighborhood. When we were young, it was pretty hard to be raised over there. But I made it through. Me and my brothers and sisters, we all made it through.

“I give a lot of credit to my dad. As I got older, he really showed me the way. He showed me how to be independent, responsible and respectful. He showed me in a marriage, how to treat and take care of your wife. I look up to my dad a lot. I really do. Me and him, we’re real close together. He taught me how to deal with a lot of things I never thought I would experience out here in the real world.”

— Jerry Rodriguez

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“My wife and I have been married for 37 years. We have five kids and 14 grandkids.”

How did you meet?
“At work. At first, she didn’t really believe I was her supervisor. I was in charge of a cafeteria at the time. Once she realized it was true, we went on from there. I proposed to her over a salad bar. It surprised her. She really couldn’t say anything at first, and then she started backing up and fell over a crate. As she was falling, she said yes.”

What’s the secret to your long marriage?
“Marriage is like a work in progress. The respect she gives me and the respect I give her, that takes time. ”

“Way back when, someone bet that we’d only stay married for six months. Well, here we are 37 years later, still going strong. I sure wish I could collect on that bet, especially with all that interest.”

— Mickel Roy

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“I have two boys. It’s kind of difficult sometimes because they’re staying with two different moms. But I get to spend time with them pretty much whenever, during the week and on weekends. They get along great and they’re doing well in school.”

What’s your greatest hope for them?
“I just want them to be respectful to others. So far, so good.”

— Cameron Landry

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“There’s a lot of disrespect for law enforcement these days.

“I think a big issue is that in the home, kids aren’t taught about respect for others. They don’t respect their parents, they don’t respect their teachers. So the same issue you see in the home floods into the schools, and when they’re older you deal with it on the streets with law enforcement. Everybody wants to be treated one way, but they don’t want to treat other people that same way.

“That’s one of the reasons my wife and I work with Cub Scouts and young people in our church, to help them see things from a different perspective. We can’t change the whole world, but we can change the part that we influence.”

— Rodney Sellers

(Update: Rodney passed away in April 2016.)

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