Everyday Hero Stories

Where did your values come from?

We've all had people in our lives who have made a positive impact on us. A parent or grandparent, a sibling who was there for us, or maybe even just a guy who shines shoes for a living? Whoever they are, tell us their story so they can inspire us even more.

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HELPING OTHERS
ANGELS IN THE PARKING LOT This is a story that represents many values and was written by the teacher who experienced the amazing event: Hoover Staff: Earlier on Monday we were informed of a phone that was stolen from a teacher...well, I would like to share an experience I had at Open House which made me proud to be surrounded by...
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PERSEVERANCE
JEFF M My husband is a hero of perseverance and persistence. After suddenly losing his wife of 22 years he refused to succumb to the grief that overwhelmed him. He forced himself to move forward and continued living life without self-pity. A year later while on holiday in Greece we met and fell in love instantly,...
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ENCOURAGEMENT
THE MIRACLE I have a son who is now 5. He was born 12 weeks premature. When he was born, the doctors told me and my husband that the odds were not in his favor. We were told he had a 12% chance to survive. And IF he did survive, he had a 99% chance that he would be a vegetable or have serious health issues. I was afraid to...
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BELIEVE IN YOURSELF
I AM TRULY BLESSED ! ! ! A mother knows that her children are a success if they are happy ,kind, respectful and responsible people who work to support themselves and can live on their own. When a parent shows love, accepts the child for who he is , then love follows. You can't get love until you know how to give love. The "give" is on...
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SPREAD YOUR WINGS
TARYN G My hero is my beautiful daughter, Taryn Anita, who selflessly gave me a kidney almost two years ago and literally saved my life. She was 23 years old at the time and wouldn't take NO for an answer. She graduated college a month and a half before the transplant and majored in Ag.Business with a minor in Equine...
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VISION
OUR VISION A fellow Coach and Friend (Tommy Williams) and I (Travis Wilson) had a dream, a vision. We look at our youth as our future. Both of us are devoted fathers and father figures for many of our athletes. Tommy and I grew up 3 hours from each other. Tommy grew up on the South Side of Chicago and I grew up on the East...
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PERSEVERANCE
PERSEVERANCE I understand perseverance as the ability to push through. My parents had me at a young age and as a result my Grandmother is the one who mainly raised me. When I was younger, my Granny (as I call her) was diagnosed with colon cancer. She overcame that struggle at the same time she was raising me. I feel that is...
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CONFIDENCE
GETTING THINGS UP AND RUNNING One summer, I bought an old, cheap, and barely functioning motorcycle. I had almost no mechanical ability nor motorcycle riding experience at the time, but I had the confidence to simply dive in head first and start a new hobby. I started by figuring out how to make the bike run properly, and then moved on to...
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TRUST
TRUST IN YOURSELF & TAKE A CHANCE It was the week of freshman orientation for college. Everything was new to me, especially all the people. One of my biggest fears coming to college was wondering if I would ever make new friends, because I am a very shy person. So during orientation week, we met with our group leader and everyone who lived on our...
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MOTIVATION
LAZINESS During my second week of classes I hit a road block. I found every possible way to procrastinate and made every possible excuse to hold off doing my assigned readings and writings. Then I would find myself doing last minute work. I was reminded of college, where I should be studying and trying my best but, I...
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DETERMINATION
MAKING DREAMS COME TRUE When I moved to Washington, I went to my very first rodeo. I saw the Rodeo Queens, and I knew I wanted to be one too. I quickly got involved with what I could, and I learned what it would take to be a queen. One thing I didn't realize was how much work this one title would take. So, when I tried out for Miss...
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FRIENDSHIP
MAKING FRIENDS It was when I first moved to Washington, I was sitting on a bench at a park by my house and I was watching a group of kids play football and one of them came over to me and asked me if I wanted to play with them, and I did. Ever since that day, those kids have been my best friends and we hangout everyday when I...
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FRIENDSHIP
FRIENDS: LOST AND REGAINED The summer before eighth grade I had a falling out with my best friend of six years, it was the stupidest reason ever, but it happened. Maybe we were friends for too long because we just stopped talking that summer, we ran out of things to say I guess. Of course it was so painful to experience that, she was...
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AMBITION
PUSHING FORWARD Being in Hawaii, visiting my mom for the summer, I learned something from her that I took going into my senior year in high school which, helped me finish school strong. I would wake up to my mom in the mornings getting ready to go running, swimming, and biking almost every day preparing for a triathlon. She had...
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LOVE
DEAD BUT NOT GONE My great grandmother grew up through two world wars, and the Great Depression in between them. The marks it left on her manifested themselves in many ways. She was thrifty, hardworking, and always put her family first. Yet growing up on a farm during the hardest times did not make her stingy. She gave of...
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TRUST
A POSITION OF EMPOWERMENT This story of empowerment came from my involvement in Boy Scouts. As a young Tenderfoot scout, I really had no idea what I was doing in the troop, and just followed along with what the older boys, whom I looked up to, did. I had never been placed in a position where someone else vested their trust in me. Yet, out...
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LIVE YOUR DREAMS
HARD WORK As a young adult, my mother always wanted to be a lawyer. It was one of her biggest dreams. She went to college and majored in political science. However, after she graduated, she didn’t reach her dreams. Instead of continuing her education, she decided to simply become a secretary for a law firm instead of a...
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APPRECIATION
SEPARATED FAMILY Having my parents separated was hard on me when I was young. I never understood why they weren’t together anymore, and why I didn’t see my mom as often. But as time passed, I got close to both of my parents even though I didn’t live with them in the same house. I went back and forth to each house every week and...
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PERSEVERANCE
PERSEVERANCE When I was little, I would always go to Canada for hockey camps. I always played up with the bigger kids. It was long and grueling, but I never stopped skating. It was because of this, that I was able to play hockey for 12 years, never quitting once. Perseverance is an amazing value to have, it allows the...
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CONFIDENCE
ME, IN CHARGE?! My sophomore year in high school I joined my school's step team. It was my first time stepping and thought it would be cool to try something new since I was really shy my freshman year. After the club ended that year, I was nominated to be step captain for my junior year. I didn’t think I was fit for the job, but...
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CONFIDENCE
SPARRING FOR A CONFIDENCE BOOST I am an introvert, and until three years ago I thought that meant I had to be shy and afraid to be vocal. When my parents moved from a big urban area to a tiny little town I thought it was the end of the world. But in this town I made a friend who happened to teach Taekwondo. I had always wanted to learn a...
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COURAGE
NEVER GIVE UP ON LOVE The world is complicated, and people live in this fast moving world. Finding someone is easy, but finding the person you want to love is harder for sure. Every good thing takes time and patience so we can truly appreciate the value of it. Love doesn't need to be rushed nor given up on. Good things come who those...
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LOVE
CHANDRA M My mother is my hero. She has gone hungry to fed us, bore pain to see about us. Waked nights after nights to ensure our comfort. Do without, in order for us to get what we wanted. My mom gave up part of her life to ensure my education for a sure future that is unsure of.
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OPTIMISM
MOM When I was younger I watched my mom battle cancer. I saw the fight she put up. She was constantly struggling with exhaustion and the stressful side effects of chemotherapy. Even though she had to handle all this, my mom somehow kept a smile on her face the whole time. Her positive attitude and warrior's mentality...
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COMPASSION
PAULINE FRY The first time I laid eyes on Pauline was in a large factory cafeteria. I was just a kid, just turned 18, alone and trying to survive in a strange town, never had a job before, a wallflower, shy, the whipping child from a toxic family. I was overwhelmed by the factory... a loud buzzer went off and your section...
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TEACHING BY EXAMPLE
J B When I think of heroes, I think of my sister. Although she is accomplished professionally, it is how she has lived her life that makes her my role model. She has traveled the world, climbed Mt. Everest and Mt. Kilimanjaro, ridden the Rockies, scaled the pyramids in Egypt. Wherever she goes, the leaves behind a...
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SACRIFICE
CHET My hero is Chet. Mr. Chet was like a second dad to me. He was a proud member of the National Air Guard. He would put down and sacrifice anything for his country, even his life. I looked up to him as a hero. On that day in 2006, a helicopter went down in Iraq. He was among the crew on the helicopter. When he...
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LIVE LIFE
WHAT IS THE POINT OF LIGHT? After listening to the song sung by Randy Travis, "The Point of Light", I reflected on how to best to live life. I reflected on the heroes whose names we never hear, and dedicated armies of quiet volunteers. There are heroes and dedicated quiet volunteers in our daily lives. I believe that they know how to live...
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APPRECIATION
WENDY P This person is a hero because no matter what she is faced with, she always manages to put on a brave face, be organized, support and be loving towards others. In the past year she has lost her job and was then reinstated, is dealing with her husband having lung cancer and is currently caring full time for him....
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LAUGHTER
OLD -TIME FUN AND FUDGE It was Sept. 1923 in Browerville ,Minnesota. My dad, Louis age 14, and my Aunt Mary , age 16 were on the farm . As I look at their picture, handed down to me from my Aunt Mary, I see dad in a cap, suit- like clothes , pants just below the knees, and high top shoes. Aunt Mary is wearing a dress and her brown hair...
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DEDICATION
BONNIE L The story with my hero begins with when I was in the 7th grade. My teacher had always taught us inspirational values and quotes. I will always remember her voice and how those sayings carried on, but sadly she has passed away from cancer. She will never be forgotten. I love and miss you! "No matter how far you go...
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MAKING A DIFFERENCE
JOE B Joe is one of the people everyone in town knows--he always has tickets for each fundraiser in town and you just know when he asks you to by one or a few that you will do it--he always has a smile and a warm greeting and calls you a special nickname because he is such a caring person. He has made such a difference...
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PERSEVERANCE
ELIZABETH H My sister is my "big" sister Elizabeth. She is 65 now, and I am 56. She married the love of her life, 43 years ago. They always worked hard, earned everything they had, and always had time or money to give to others. She was diagnosed with Cardio Myopothy and kidney disease 10 years ago. 5 years ago, her husband...
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