College Essay About My Father, My Michigan Hero

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My dad isn’t someone “famous” in Michigan history or someone who did something others may see as heroic, but he is MY Michigan Hero. He was born on August 5th, 1966 in Jackson, Michigan and is the youngest of four children. Both of his parents worked hard in order to provide for their children as they faced the struggles of the time with a large family to support. From a young age, he learned that a good work ethic was important to have. Andy Kershaw, my father, has always had the drive and passion to succeed. He always encourages me to succeed and become as good a worker and someday, a husband and father, as he is.
As I said before, my father wasn’t born into the richest family, but they were a loving family. He grew up near Jackson, Michigan with his 2 brothers and sister. He got decent grades in school and worked his way through with good, solid math and social skills. After graduating high school, he had many jobs and enjoyed them all. He especially liked the one in which he worked with building and maintaining arcade games. …show more content…

He continued to work with video games in a warehouse (with a boss who wasn’t very appreciative of his work). Although his money was somewhat tight, he enjoyed his job and worked with passion. He met my mother in 1993, and they were married three years later. With some of his “profit”, he was able to purchase his second truck with his own money. Halfway through his career, his boss promised him a bonus he never got. My father, a hard working man, didn’t work to not get paid, so he quit with dignity. Now, my future father was jobless. He had to set his drive to work to a new

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