in horrific poverty with with his family with an alcoholic father who would later commit suicide. and reid then committed himself to some legislation on suicide. and there s a lot more that he did. but that toughness, that grit that no patience for anything or anyone except to continue moving forward in his life was forged in in that tiny town of search light. and it certainly came out during his time as as the state s chief gaming regulator when when the not only was that bribe attempt part of history but his car a bomb was planted in his car. and only by by happenstance, did did that not blow up. and he told very poignantly of his little 5-year-old son appearing out the window when when law enforcement came to