2020 Hometown Heroes

2020 Hometown HEROES Magazine LINCOLN DAILY NEWS May 14, 2020 Page 7 knowing what they are coming home with. Mandatory overtime, tears of exhaustion and frustration of no end in site. “Thank you for showing up each day, putting others before you. Please thank a paramedic, show them support and gratitude for always being there.” --- Soldier Reilly Gallagher “Reilly Gallagher is a soldier in the Army National Guard with the 709th Area Support Medical Company based in Peoria. She is currently assigned to the fourth COVID-19 testing site in the city of Aurora, Illinois, which opened in April. Soldiers from the 709 area support medical group, along with soldiers from Rock Falls, Illinois, are running a drive-through testing site for a local citizens. “Besides being active as a soldier in the National Guard, she is also going to college for nursing, works at ALMH as a Nurse Tech, and is the mother of a two year old boy.” --- Mask makers “Natalie Graber, a 16-year-old LCHS student has been using her self taught sewing skills to make masks for her family and friends. She has supplied, nurses, police officers, a prison guard and other essential workers with masks.” --- Crystal Alley has made many face masks for first responders that needed them quickly. She has been a ray of sunshine during these dark days by offering encouragement and kind words to all her friends. --- Law enforcement on duty and keeping the peace “Officer Chris Reed works for the Lincoln Police Department. As an officer during these trying times he goes above and beyond to keep the peace amongst Lincoln’s citizens. He along with the entire Police Department are heroes in my eyes.” “Corporal Heidi Moore works for the Lincoln Police Department. Heidi, as well as every police officer working during this trying time CONTINUED u