Jamie

This should be an easy topic. After all, our son just turned forty. Having a child turn forty is seriously mind boggling.

In honor of his “Big Day,” I could talk about all Jamie’s great qualities, but those of you who don’t know him would just dismiss them as motherly love.

So, even though I think he is a fine young – and I can still say “young”- man, I won’t make this an hommage to Jamie…just a list of things you might not know about my son.

1. He was 9lb 10oz at birth.
2. His real name is Walter John Jamitkowski III.
3. As a boy, he was diagnosed with Reys Syndrome and almost died.
4. At 11 years old, he was chosen to be on Tom Bergeron’s show as the prefect student.
5. That same year, my husband and I were called into the Headmaster’s office because Jamie debated with the faculty about blaming the students for a prank pulled at a dance. Jamie had found his voice! The irony is that he was in Hawaii and never attended the dance. Why he deemed himself the spokes person, is still a mystery.
6. Jamie was a Boston Celtics Ball Boy for two years during the Bird, Ainge and McHale era. (You can still see him on TV during highlights of the best all time games – look for the kid with really curly bushy hair.)
7. During his undergraduate days at Ithaca he got a RE license, graduated from bartending school and was a Disc Jockey.
8. Jamie got a Master’s in Hospitality from Cornell and worked at the Mirage Hotel, Hilton Hawaii Village and Disney.
9. When he met his now wife Cheryl, he immediately knew she was “the one” for a plethora of reasons. For a short time, Cheryl thought Jamie was a drug dealer. Let her tell you that story
10. Jamie decided early on that he wanted to be 30 when he married and that is exactly the age he married Cheryl.
11. Jamie also became President of UndercoverWear that same year. He has successfully introduced new concepts and programs, making us very proud.
12. Jamie owns a pro wrestling school and hosts wrestling shows throughout the year.
13. Jamie is a fabulous son, great husband and a phenomenal Dad.