Silver in His Hair and Gold in His Heart

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There have been many people who have had significant influences on my life: people old and young; close-friends and strangers. Almost every person I have come across has had some influence on me in some way or another. I am who I am today because of the relationships I share with the people around me. However, each of us has that ONE person who influences your life in a significant way.

They say the first man a girl loves is her father, but my affections were torn from the very beginning. I loved my Dad but there was a special place set aside for my grandfather – a space that to this day is still stuffed full of love and memories. As far back as I can remember Mr. Ewing was my #1 supporter in everything I did from spelling bees to teaching me to ride a bike. Mr. Ewing was not my grandfather by blood but nothing could have made our bond stronger.

Along with my parents, Mr. Ewing instilled in me a strong work ethic in which I still uphold today and is one of the main reasons I was the first person in my family to start and finish college at a university and now onto graduate school ...

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