This grant pays tribute to the sacrifice a big
brother made for his little brother. Imagine 1983, in public housing, a middle
school student shows some interest in computers but can only use one at school.
The older brother, seeing this interest, saved more than $400 while in college
as a night time custodian at a day care. Though expensive by today's standards,
it was extremely expensive in the early eighties. Though he could have spent
that money on himself or other needs within the family, he chose to make an
investment that has been a life changer. This gift provided a spark that
allowed a little brother to write his first application and begin a lifelong
career in information technology that has impacted technical architecture in 72
different countries and re-engineered the financial systems architecture of the
second largest securer of mortgages in America.
