magdi. when my mom went out there and ended up meeting him, i mean, she really liked him. years later she would reminisce about how their romance blossomed. in egypt you can t just go out on dates and stuff. so they went together to the movie theater. when it got real dark, my dad reached over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. which was a very big deal. yeah. for her it was. it almost sealed the deal. it wasn t the american way of falling in love, but she seemed happy. she and magdi married just two weeks later in egypt and moved together to california. in 1981, richard was born. five years later came ryan. richard was delighted to have a brother to play with and to watch over. so you were his protector, big brother. yeah. i would keep an eye on him. i love my brother with all my heart. how did you and your brother get along? like best friends.