b'"WhenIfirstwenttoheKansasCity,KansasMRCAConvention:I wasalittle knownrooingcontracto= withacoupleof kettlesa~d awilltolearnsomethngaboutthe=oofingbusiness.Thenext yearafterlistening toseminarsandseeingallthenewequi?ment forroofing,Iboughtanotherkettle.Itried toadvertisemywa~es andaspeoplefoundoutIwastakingintheMidwestRoofer\'sConve~tiontheyrealizedIwasanhonesta,deagercontractorandwas learningallthelatest methocsof thetrade.Theyalsofoundout Iwasnowadirectorofthe M?.CAandouldcall mebyname,and sometimescomeacrossthesteettos~~~;myhand.Therecognitio~ Iwasgetting wastremendousa,dIlovedevery momentofit. Finallycamethedayofclimax.The newspaperhadannouncedthat Ihadbeen electedPresident ofthe M.~CA.Duringtheweekmany phonecallsandletters of concratulationsweresenttome.Iwas overwhelmedbytheenthusias3,butthe mosttouchingmomentof my life wasthatSundaymorningwhenmy~ifeandIenteredourchurc~. Thewholecongregationstoodu;:,andsetng"Olie,Olie,Olie,Lord GodAlmighty."Ijust hadtosit do -:.andcry. (Infairnesstoall whohavenot bee~sohonor~din our Associatio~, Iwillsaythatthelette::: w=.smarkec.asSTORY(fiction)byMilt Olson. CFL:!2ER5 Outsideoftheprivilegeof servingasanofficer oftheMRCAoror: theBoardofDirectors,themostco,,eted;:_,1ardandhighesthonoroftr.e MRCAis toreceivethe Ja2esQ.MccawleyA",1ard.This wasfirstpresented in1969.Therecipientsto datehavebee::2: PaulL.Ho:-ris1959 William E.Kugler1970 ThomasG.~anson1971 Willia:~ C.Culle~1972 GeorgeE .Stephe::2son1973 RobertE.Osterholt1974 MiltOlson1975 WilliamSteinmetz197 6 Mr.Cullen hasbeentheonlyperson outsidetheIndustrytobeso honored. MostoftheMRCAareawareofthei::.;ortanceof thisawardbuttr.ere oo:arethosewhoknowlittle aboutMr.McCa-leyandwhathemeanttotheRingIndustryasawhole. JohannaGudasworkedformanyyears ith Mr.Mccawleyanduponhisdetr 2. tookoveraseditorof theABCMag:.zine.Shespentagreatdealoftic.a goingoverthepastissues ofthenagazi~etoprovideresearchforthis projectandshe wrotethat thefollowing~oembyDonOllesheimer,which appearedinthe1962MarchIssueofthe~3CMagazinewastheperfectdes~ri~tion of JimMccawley: Didyeniver meet oorJamie Wi\'theglassess~~awry Wi\'thelazycoa~andtrousers Andasadnessin iis eye? -11-'