He was my first Sunday School teacher after becoming a Christian. He was 72 and I was 18. As long as I knew him, he never called me by name. He simply called me "Young man." But he did so with great respect. He took me under his wings and taught me many things about life. And, he and I became the best of fishing buddies. We spent many hours at Rhodehiss and Lake Hickory crappie fishing. He knew more about catching crappie than anyone I have ever known. The hours we spent together are now a very important part of my memory. Those memories are indeed precious to me. Mr. O.D. will never be forgotten by me.