“Inspiration” is a word frequently applied to Dennis Walters. Here are three people who can attest to that.
Billy Dowell, Winter Park, Fla.
As a former collegiate golfer at Mississippi State, Billy Dowell continued to pursue his dream of playing competitively while enrolled in grad school at Temple.
His body had other ideas. An attack of ulcerated colitis hospitalized him for 2 ½ months. He developed Crohn’s disease, ultimately lost his large intestine and saw his weight plummet from about 190 to 130. He developed inflammation in his left eye from glaucoma. He ended up having 11 surgeries.