Today, I had coffee with VP at the house. She recently retired, and boy does she have a lot of energy. She is not slowing down—she is just recentering. Our conversation ranged. She has seen me grow as a leader, saying, “You are one of my babies.” Well, she has a lot of them, as she has been a fixture in our region. We spent time talking about the evolution of Black leadership in the St. Louis region. Talking to her is just easy. One of the more interesting things for me is that she is retired, but she is still going to occupy her space and let you know what she thinks.