“22 years ago my children and I lost their dad, Gus Boulis. You will both now have the chance to reconnect with your family, friends and society. You have to decide what kind of father, friend, citizen you are going to be again,” the statement read. “I am hoping that you try, even in the smallest way and even when things seem hard, to try to create something positive with the time you now have, for you and for them.”