The things you do for yourself are gone when you are gone, but the things you do for others remain as your legacy.   Kalu Ndukwe Kalu I've talked  about  legacies before.  It's a favorite topic of mine and something I think about often.  I think about it as I get older and people in my life start to pass on and I go to their memorial services and listen to what is said about them.  What is said about them when they are gone indicates what kind of legacy they have left behind.  Yesterday (Saturday) I attended the memorial service of an old co-worker who, in perfect health, passed away very suddenly last week.  We all were shocked, stunned, and at a loss as to how and why he passed.  His family is so heartbroken.  But they gave beautiful tributes to the legacy he left behind.  He was a good Dad, a good man that had strong work ethic and integrity, a dedicated  and loving husband for the length of his wife's days (she passed a ...