My view of the sky from seat 23F on United Airlines flight 356 to Orange County, Calif., is magnificent. Frequent business travel might eventually render such a sight ordinary, making it seem like conventional landscape.

As a frequent business traveler, I’m pleased to report that regardless of how many times I have experienced this view, it continues to steal my breath away. This is not to glamorize business travel — believe me, I’ve also had a bounty of bitter travel moments caused by such evil elements as air turbulence and flight cancellations. But that extraordinary view from the plane is one of the positive things that helps me cope with the rigors of business travel.

It’s important that I find these positives because my job requires me to hit the road quite a bit. Working as a corporate trainer for an international transportation company, I travel to our various branches around the country to train operations staff on our computer system. A new chapter has opened for us as we now are integrating with another company, resulting in a whole new crop of people who must learn our system in the coming months.

Sadly, this development has compelled me to face the end of my serving as your “About Addison” columnist, an experience that has been a joy of mine for the last two-and-a-half years.

During this time, I have written articles from hotel rooms and airport gates on both coasts in order to maintain this column despite my travel schedule. In fact, this very article is being penned in-flight at an altitude of 36,000 feet. As my travel activity is sure to intensify, it is time for me to hand over the reins of “About Addison,” lest the quality of the column suffer.

My Addison roots date back to 1974, and my entire K-12 scholastic experience took place in our school districts here. Although I did have a stint of northwest suburban living a few years ago, my path wound back here, and I’m still enjoying this return trip. There are many things about Addison that I appreciate now like never before, and writing this column was key to opening up these gems for me.

Our community consists of many special people who exert great effort in significant areas as neighbors, parents, students, volunteers and employees. Talking to so many people who contribute in these areas has been fascinating. Life in the Village of Friendship is all the better because of their efforts.

Addison life holds promise of more great things to come. Look at what we have on our horizon, with the cutting-edge new library, Addison Trail upgrades galore and the thrilling Town Center redevelopment plan.

I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to all the people I have interviewed for my articles, as well as to you readers. Many of you have offered gracious feedback about this column, which I will remember always. And certainly, I am grateful to Liberty Suburban and Gatehouse Media for the opportunity to try my hand at community journalism and connect with my hometown in this special way.

Now, just one last plug for an extraordinary nonprofit Addison group, the One Of Our Own Foundation. Founded by four of our neighbors, they provide assistance to families affiliated with Addison who are dealing with overwhelming circumstances. They have inspired three of my articles, and I continue to be moved by their work.

Mark your calendars now for their dinner-dance fundraiser on Saturday, Oct. 18, at the Empress Banquets. Tickets are $65 per person, and the proceeds will benefit three very special people: Jack, a 10-year-old diagnosed with autism and attention deficit hyperactive disorder; Stacy, a 19-year-old fighting a brain stem tumor; and Michael, a 17-year-old battling back from catastrophic brain injury. The evening will offer entertainment, music and a cash raffle. More information likely will be available in a future “About Addison” article, but I wanted to get the word out now. You also can contact Sol Lombardo for more details at (630) 620-7828.

And with that, I bid all of you a warm farewell, but it’s really not so final — I’ll be around.