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but is there a special like experience you've had in retirement that sort

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of rises to the top about being able
to go and accept so many honors and

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look back in the life. Yeah, it's a
good four years I would say, of

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my high school retired my number. And
the city of pacific named the

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ballpark after me. And so coming from,

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you know, the hometown group, I've
just felt especially honored. Mhm. From

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the city and from my school. And of
course that's always and you know, a

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very special um recognition. Um
Southeast Missouri State has put me in

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there Athletic Hall of Fame and name
there Softball Hall of Fame after me

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and given me there alumni merit award
and I just this past year received

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the pious Alumni award, possible the
presidential award from the

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University of Minnesota. And that
brought back many many alums and friends

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and family and so that you know, helps
it to be such a great honor when

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it's being shared by by so many
people. So I yeah, was inducted into the

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ST louis Hall of Fame last year. And I
think the numbers now 12. Um Hall

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of Fame induction. So yeah, it's it's
so great to be recognized, not just

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because of the honor, but because of
all the things that you know, it

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brings back receiving the y award, you
know, put me in a

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the status of professional women that
makes you feel good that your

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contributions have have counted and uh
and are going to be remembered and

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of course, um all of the athletic ones
remind you of all the teams that

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you played on and teammates that you
played with. And um, so it's just

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been a wonderful experience and, and
reminds you not only of,

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of, I, I think that the team, but all
the people that help bring you to

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that point of

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having a career worth recognizing well
on behalf of Arizona State

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University and the Sun devils go
sparky. We really want to thank you for

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your era. And

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I can only say it's been such a great
run. And uh, it was a good, you know

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, I would say, you know, and, and one
of the greatest things is our

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friendship and, and the opportunity to
be friends and stay friends and

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just to enjoy all of our Sun devil
times together. So go devils and thank

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you.