Yes.
When we weren't rich in money we were rich in education and values.
My father studied to get his PhD/MD and became a doctor in the 60s, and was one of the first Black men to work in a skilled position at a notable company. He was always faithful to my mother and raised all of us.
He took us to school EVERY DAY.
He never missed an event, activity, awards ceremony, he was there for every important moment in my life and always inspired me to work hard and achieve my goals. He never had low expectations of me. He always told things like they were and never let me or my sisters settle. He always respected others, especially mom and her education, he always volunteered for civil rights and cultural organizations, even when he had to work late. He encouraged me in all facets of my life, and spent his money on important things like his children's education and food for his home and a roof on our heads. He never went on a vacation, he rarely got to see his extended family, but he never failed to be a leader for us and his family back home. He went to so many that our school gave him an award for most involved parent, because he went to every ceremony for all of his children and his kids were on the Honor Roll every quarter for over 8 years. He is a religious man, but not overly bearing and tolerant towards others. He is not materialistic, he is learned and spends his free time reading a book or working out despite his advanced age.
He is the standard I set for my own life.
He inspired me to choose the right woman to start a family with and hold my closest associates to the same types of standards.