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Kao Kalia Yang

An unexpected friendship: A lighthouse across the years

Kao Kalia Yang, right, and Stan, centre, first met 19 years ago [Photo courtesy of Stan Heginbotham]

The first time I saw Stan Heginbotham, we were standing in an elevator. It was January 2003 and I had just turned 22 years old.

My stomach was quivering and my hands were clasped tight around the unhemmed sleeves of my first-ever suit jacket. Around me, there were others, young men and women in suits that fit them. Stan stood by the panel of buttons, an older gentleman with white hair and shiny shoes.

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