Promises kept. Boundaries broken. On Jackie Robinson Day we remember a man whose importance transcended baseball.

For our family, we will never forget a day spent with Jackie’s daughter, Sharon, after Ethan won MLB’s Jackie Robinson essay contest in 4th grade.

Sharon Robinson (L) and my son Ethan (R) wearing a Brooklyn Dodgers cap are smiling together indoors, with a woman in the background and a sign partially visible on the wall.