The youngest of my brothers is having a birthday today. Happy birthday, bro!

I still remember my mom being pregnant with him and the night she left the house in a hurry to get to the hospital. Back in those days, new mothers were kept in the hospital for a week to be watched over and cared for by the nurses. Of course, in today’s world you can leave the same or next day.

He was a good kid - all boy. Loved to get outside and ride bikes, play in the dirt or take a small boat out to the river for hours at a time.

He’s never had any of his own kids, but he’s got a good woman at his side and he’s been a father figure to her two kids for a long time - the only real father those kids have known. I’m proud of him for all he’s accomplished and for being a hard working, loyal man.

Off the Eastern coast of Georgia are a string of little islands that are known for their Atlantic beaches and gold resorts: Sapelo Island, Sea Island, St. Simons Island and Jekyll Island.

Sea Island is a resort founded on a strong Southern family tradition with an interesting heritage filled with celebrities and famous world power figures.

Howard Coffin and his wife visited Sapelo Island and fell in love with the area. As the founder of the Hudson automobile, he was able to travel and invest freely. He bought most of the available land at Sapelo Island, St. Simons Island and Sea Island, and recruited a cousin, A. W. Jones to oversee the properties. Together they built the resorts and developed the area into a world class property that is still managed by Jones’ grandson today.