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What qualities make a person a hero? We live in a
quid-pro-quo world (meaning you trade favors - this for that). A
hero is motivated to give without receiving anything back, including
recognition or praise. They give because that is their nature.
Second of all, a hero recognizes the need without it being pointed
out. They are just attuned to recognize the needs around them. And
third, they usually choose to step up and be "the person."
These qualities describe the nominees we wrote about in this year's
Hometown Heroes magazine. There were some nominees who refused to be
recognized and did not want to be in the magazine. But they are
heroes none the less.
There are heroes we wrote about who are no longer living, and so the
recognition is given posthumously. And there are those heroes living
and walking among us today who really deserve public recognition.
And so, as a community, we recognize and celebrate the works, the
achievements, and the goodness these heroes bring to our fair
county.
Thank you and God bless.
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