Too bad… and bad circumstances…

“I’ve put my family second most of my career. (This is) the right thing to do,” he said. “There will be people who are disappointed, but I think they will understand.”

Semler’s wife, Ginny, 64, a retired teacher, just learned that one of her kidneys has stopped functioning. Doctors are planning more tests.

Semler already had a good go at it in the fundraising department and was a strong candidate for the position and while I thought his “Building Bridges” video was a bit dorky, its also one of those silly things that’s endearing. I don’t know why so don’t ask me to explain. While I didn’t know if I would have support him yet, there aren’t many candidates out there with his qualifications.