Let's Learn From Leigh Anne Roberts Tuohy

I was on my way to a conference in Los Angeles recently and had a opportunity to watch a movie that literally made me cry. It was an awesome experience for myself; up in the air 33,000 feet, nobody seated nearby (the plane was about 60% full), on a Tuesday morning flying out JFK, and watching this movie "The Blind Side". I talked to myself that this is not only an inspiring story, but they could win a spot in the Academy. And yes, Sandra Bullock won as the best actress.

I encourage you to watch this movie in DVD available this Tuesday. Watch it with your family. I am sure that you will be blessed. For me, the main character was not Michael Oher, but rather the lady mother, Leigh Anne Roberts Tuohy. She is a hero maker and world changer. Proud of her. Continue to read the excerpt below I pickup from Wikipedia.

Leigh Anne Roberts Tuohy is an American interior decorator and graduate of the University of Mississippi in the early 1980s. She is best known for being featured in Michael Lewis's 2006 book, The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game, later made into a 2009 feature film adaptation The Blind Side. In the film, Tuohy was portrayed by actress Sandra Bullock, who won the Academy Award for Best Actress for the performance.

Tuohy attended high school in Memphis, Tennessee at Briarcrest Christian School. She then attended the University of Mississippi where she became a sister of Kappa Delta Sorority and met her future husband, Sean Tuohy.

Tuohy resides in Memphis, Tennessee. In addition to owning, with Sean, more than 80 fast food franchises including Taco Bell and Long John Silver's, she is also the adoptive mother of former Ole Miss player and Baltimore Ravens first-round draft selection and starting offensive tackle Michael Oher. The Tuohys have been married since the mid-1980s, and, in addition to Michael, they are parents of daughter Collins, who was a state champion at the pole vault, and son Sean Tuohy Jr.

The book and film are based on the true story of how Leigh Anne and Sean Tuohy adopted Oher.

[From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia]

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