My Father is a very influential person in my life; he is part of the reason of who I am today. Not only has he been there for me by buying my first car, but he has also been there for my mother. We are linked together in many ways. Even though he is not my birth father I still call him father because he has fought for that title and he is well deserving of it. There is no one else that could take his place and do the job that he has done. He is my role model and one day I hope to be like him.
Q: How do you help the community?
A: As a probation officer, I try to protect the community by helping and redirecting the lifestyles of young juvenile delinquents. Once they return to the community, they will be positive and productive members of society. As a landlord, I do my best to provide safe, clean, and affordable living conditions for my tenants
Q: What kind of influence did your neighborhood have on you?
A: I grew up in a working class neighborhood where I encounter drugs, crime, and a positive family environment. You had to be careful whom you talked to and chose your friends wisely.
Q: How much do you value education?
A: Oh Sheesh! Education is the key to success in life. You can educate yourself in many ways, spiritually, academically, and socially. Life skills are essential to who you are and will become.
Q: How has your family shaped/supported how you are today?
A: My family means everything to me. My family is my life. Everything I do I do for my family. My son and my wife are the most important people in my life. I hope and pray I can be a good father and husband. I hope to be a positive example to my son by showing him how to be a responsible human being.
Q: How has your son impacted your life?
A: It has made my whole life; my son is my whole life. I can’t imagine life without my son. Everything I do I do it with my son in mind. Every major decision I make I do it thinking of how to improve my son’s life.
Q: Who is a role model in your life?
A: My parents! They taught me how to be the man I am today. They taught me how to treat people with respect. Education is the way to success. They taught me to always try to be the better person and help people along the way.
Q: What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve overcome?
A: I don’t know if it is the biggest, but the hardest would be my mother’s death. It was painful and emotional. Seeing the person you love slowly dying of cancer that was just extremely painful. Letting her go and realizing it’s a part of life. We all must go someday.
Q: What would you say is your greatest success?
A: My greatest success is raising my son! To see him flourish into a young, smart, caring, and responsible man that is just amazing. Realizing that you’re shaping the life of a young man from a little boy to a young adult.
Q: Do you feel you’ve accomplished what you viewed yourself as when you were growing up?
A: Yes I do. I feel that I’ve accomplished almost all of my goals that are both short and long term. I was able to get an education that developed into a successful career. I’ve been able to have financial success in the real estate market, but most importantly I have had a solid and stable family.
Q: Are you still striving to accomplish anything in your life?
A: Yes, as I enter my 50th year of life I want to focus on guiding my son into adulthood and instill in him positive values and the importance of higher education and morals.
Q: What was the most impactful event in your life?
A: Being a father because you get to experience a level of happiness, joy, and tremendous responsibility. Raising a son is the greatest thing a man can ask for.
Q: Did you ever feel like giving up in life?
A: Not really, my parents taught me how life is a journey; its okay to fail but the most important thing is not to give up trying. Life is full of so many wonderful things, giving up has never really been in my vocabulary.
Q: How long did it take to accept your son even though he wasn’t physically yours?
A: Immediately I accepted my son. My first date you were in the backseat of my Nissan Maxima reading a book. As soon as I saw you I knew you were going to be my son. We had a very special bond. I remember your mom and I stayed at a hotel and you thought it was my house and you always asked to go back to Saul’s house. You would call me daddy Saul.
A: As a probation officer, I try to protect the community by helping and redirecting the lifestyles of young juvenile delinquents. Once they return to the community, they will be positive and productive members of society. As a landlord, I do my best to provide safe, clean, and affordable living conditions for my tenants
Q: What kind of influence did your neighborhood have on you?
A: I grew up in a working class neighborhood where I encounter drugs, crime, and a positive family environment. You had to be careful whom you talked to and chose your friends wisely.
Q: How much do you value education?
A: Oh Sheesh! Education is the key to success in life. You can educate yourself in many ways, spiritually, academically, and socially. Life skills are essential to who you are and will become.
Q: How has your family shaped/supported how you are today?
A: My family means everything to me. My family is my life. Everything I do I do for my family. My son and my wife are the most important people in my life. I hope and pray I can be a good father and husband. I hope to be a positive example to my son by showing him how to be a responsible human being.
Q: How has your son impacted your life?
A: It has made my whole life; my son is my whole life. I can’t imagine life without my son. Everything I do I do it with my son in mind. Every major decision I make I do it thinking of how to improve my son’s life.
Q: Who is a role model in your life?
A: My parents! They taught me how to be the man I am today. They taught me how to treat people with respect. Education is the way to success. They taught me to always try to be the better person and help people along the way.
Q: What’s the biggest obstacle you’ve overcome?
A: I don’t know if it is the biggest, but the hardest would be my mother’s death. It was painful and emotional. Seeing the person you love slowly dying of cancer that was just extremely painful. Letting her go and realizing it’s a part of life. We all must go someday.
Q: What would you say is your greatest success?
A: My greatest success is raising my son! To see him flourish into a young, smart, caring, and responsible man that is just amazing. Realizing that you’re shaping the life of a young man from a little boy to a young adult.
Q: Do you feel you’ve accomplished what you viewed yourself as when you were growing up?
A: Yes I do. I feel that I’ve accomplished almost all of my goals that are both short and long term. I was able to get an education that developed into a successful career. I’ve been able to have financial success in the real estate market, but most importantly I have had a solid and stable family.
Q: Are you still striving to accomplish anything in your life?
A: Yes, as I enter my 50th year of life I want to focus on guiding my son into adulthood and instill in him positive values and the importance of higher education and morals.
Q: What was the most impactful event in your life?
A: Being a father because you get to experience a level of happiness, joy, and tremendous responsibility. Raising a son is the greatest thing a man can ask for.
Q: Did you ever feel like giving up in life?
A: Not really, my parents taught me how life is a journey; its okay to fail but the most important thing is not to give up trying. Life is full of so many wonderful things, giving up has never really been in my vocabulary.
Q: How long did it take to accept your son even though he wasn’t physically yours?
A: Immediately I accepted my son. My first date you were in the backseat of my Nissan Maxima reading a book. As soon as I saw you I knew you were going to be my son. We had a very special bond. I remember your mom and I stayed at a hotel and you thought it was my house and you always asked to go back to Saul’s house. You would call me daddy Saul.
Albert Miramontes is currently a student at California State Northridge, he is very family oriented and loves to play sports. He has a love for his family that no one can get in between.