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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Life is Fair: A Reflection on the Man Who Made Me

Life is Fair: A Reflection on the Man Who Made Me

Underdue, Reginald

Paperback

Biographies GeneralDeath & DyingGeneral Parenting

ISBN10: 1972348027
ISBN13: 9781972348024
Publisher: Mynd Matters Publishing
Published: Sep 22 2026
Pages: 150
Weight: 0.53
Height: 0.41 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Life is fair. What you do with what you've been given is the whole story.

Life Is Fair: A Reflection on the Man Who Made Me begins with Reginald Underdue standing before a mirror after his father's death, reflecting on fifty years of memories, lessons, and love. It is a memoir about grief, but more than that, it is a portrait of Samuel Underdue, a Black man from North Carolina who built an extraordinary life on a two-year technical degree, an unshakable work ethic, and a philosophy of fatherhood rooted in discipline, sacrifice, consistency, and truth. From beginning to end, Reginald revisits the moments that formed him: his father picking him up from his first job at four in the morning, teaching him to save before he spent, helping him buy his first home, correcting him without humiliation, and leading his family without raising his voice. Lessons Reginald only partly understood as a boy become a blueprint for his work, marriage, fatherhood, and the way he manages grief as an adult. As he recognizes his father's voice, values, and habits emerging in his own life, Reginald sees that Samuel's influence did not end with his death. It continues through his children and grandchildren, revealing three generations of men walking the same road. In telling Samuel's story, Reginald also offers a needed tribute to the many good Black fathers whose steady presence, sacrifice, and love have too often gone unseen.

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