Mary Lou and I met Yohance "Yo" Simon during Don Cazayoux's successful special election campaign for a seat in the US House of Representatives. Yo was easy to spot, a big, handsome, athletic black guy with shaven head, big smile, upbeat attitude, and boundless enthusiasm. He told us he came down from Indiana after economic conditions led to the loss of his job as a corporate recruiter. He followed his passion and got hired by the Democratic National Committee to assist candidates running for office in Louisiana. We invited Yo over to watch primary results and struck up a great relationship as his home away from home surrogate parents. Now, Yo has been hired by the Obama campaign to coordinate activities in Terre Haute, Indiana, where he got his degree from ISU. He's happy to be going back to a familiar place and to be working directly for his hero (and ours), Barack Obama. We'll miss you, Yo, but we're happy for you, too. You know where to find us when you're passing through Baton Rouge- sitting in the family room watching Countdown with Keith Olbermann!
Barack the Vote,
Owen
Check out Yo's myspace page and read his blog "Mama I'm comin' home."
http://www.myspace.com/yosimon1
