Inspirational Speaker Pittman to Discuss “Raising Cole”

On August 30, motivational speaker and author Marc Pittman will discuss his book “Raising Cole: Developing Life's Greatest Relationship, Embracing Life's Greatest Tragedy”. This presentation is open to the public and will begin at 7:00 p.m. in the Q. M. Martin Auditorium.

Marc Pittman was one of 16 children of a dirt-poor farmer who remains to this day the only man to knock him unconscious. As a young man, he survived being hit by a van and having a 250-pound scaffolding fall five stories onto him. He's wrestled bears and swam with 12-foot alligators. On the night before his wedding, he got in a bar fight that ended with his soon-to-be brother-in-law in the hospital.

But when he had a son, he became the father he had always wanted. When seven-year-old Cole asked him about beer, Marc Pittman put down his can and never drank again. He told his boys everything, and they were honest with him in return. They unburdened their fears; told him their dreams; and even admitted their sins. Despite the fact that his sons were star football players, they felt no shame in holding their father's hand in public. People told him he was lucky to have the relationship he did with this children, but Marc Pittman knew the truth—it wasn't luck, he worked at it every day.

And then his eldest son, Cole, was killed in a traffic accident on the way to football practice at the University of Texas. Raising Cole: Developing Life's Greatest Relationship, Embracing Life's Greatest Tragedy is the story not just of how Marc Pittman dealt with this tragedy, but of the 21 years he lived with Cole and the lessons he learned about being a good father, a good friend, and a good man.

The public is invited to attend this presentation on August 30, at 7:00 p.m., in the Q. M. Martin Auditorium. There will be no admission charge for this event. For additional information please call 903-693-2048.