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Study Hall, sophomore year in high school.  The big kid at the end of the table was crying.  I asked him why:  "Chris Farley died," he said.  It blew me away that he had such a connection to a complete stranger.  I mean, I loved Chris Farley and it was sad, but I didn't cry. 

It wasn't until years later that I realized that he didn't need to know Chris, but Chris let him know that it was okay to be himself, to be big.  That day was August 6, 2009: the day John Hughes died.  They had left their mark on the world not in monuments, but in peoples hearts.

Jon Bangle was born to a dentist and a realtor in Waukesha, WI (a free pint to those who can pronounce Waukesha).  It was through his parents, friends, and friends' parent he learned that through self belief and true passion (and maybe a little luck), he can leave his mark.