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    Hometown Heroes: The Heart of Our Community
    Hometown Heroes: The Heart of Our Community
    Hometown Heroes: The Heart of Our Community
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    Hometown Heroes: The Heart of Our Community

    By Cuero High School Class of 2015

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    An entire high school class pays tribute to local citizens for their contributions to the community in this collection of poems. Students worked individually or in very small groups to compose poems to honor individuals who have given of their time and/or talent to make the town of Cuero what it is today.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLulu Publishing Services
    Release dateMay 26, 2015
    ISBN9781483432212
    Hometown Heroes: The Heart of Our Community

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      Book preview

      Hometown Heroes - Cuero High School Class of 2015

      Hometown

      HEROES

      The Heart of our community

      Cuero High School Class of 2015

      Copyright © 2015 Cuero High School Class of 2015.

      All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means—whether auditory, graphic, mechanical, or electronic—without written permission of both publisher and author, except in the case of brief excerpts used in critical articles and reviews. Unauthorized reproduction of any part of this work is illegal and is punishable by law.

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-2882-6 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4834-3221-2 (e)

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      Lulu Publishing Services rev. date: 5/22/2015

      Contents

      Introduction

      Alma Rickman

      Amanda Montez

      Andrew Heard

      Avis Blain

      Billy Rodriguez

      Buford Addington

      Captain Leander H. McNelly

      Darcel Green

      Dawn Green

      Don Salm

      Dorothy H. O’Connor - Pet Adoption Center

      Dr. Daniel Dugi

      Earmeane Price

      Edwin Maltony

      Flo Rackley

      Gary Moses

      Georgia Cessor

      Gerald Clark

      Glenn Mutchler

      Herbert Frels

      Jack Moses

      James Jimbo Holland

      Janet Smith

      Jennifer Ives

      Jerheme Urban

      Jesse Padillia

      Jode Zavesky

      Joe Adams

      Johana Kurtz

      John Solis

      Kevin Kroos

      Larry Cheesman

      Mark Heard

      Michael Cavanaugh

      Michael Rogers

      Monte Avery Green

      Nathan Garrett

      Patti Hutson

      Philip Bordinat

      Roy Benavidez

      Roy Benavidez

      Sgt. Sam Saunders

      Tre Gray

      Victor Mathis

      Introduction

      In a world full of pop heroes, fantasy heroes, and sports heroes, we should never forget to look to the real heroes for real courage, real strength, and real stories.

      Steve Nethercott

      Heroes bring hope to our world and show that a single person can make a staggering difference. Throughout the duration of our lives we are influenced by the heroic actions of the people of our community. These people provide great examples and show our generation how to better ourselves, our community, and even our world. As students of Cuero High School we have had the opportunity to personally experience the effect that these heroes have had on our lives. They have encouraged us to be our own heroes now and in the future. In honor

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