ALBERT MORITZ (Nominated by Rebecca Frederick) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 From the stories he has shared with me, he served two tours in Vietnam, for at least one of which he volunteered. The military truck he was in was blown up. He survived and is a Purple Heart recipient. Although he doesn’t talk more »
Archive for March, 2011
Andrew Sheppard, Kennedy Space Center
ANDREW DARRELL SHEPPARD (Nominated by Christine Wilson) Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida February 18, 2011 Andrew Darrell Sheppard is truly a hometown hero, although he doesn’t see himself as one. He was raised in Melbourne, FL and currently resides in Cocoa, FL. Darrell is a retired Master Sergeant of the more »
Andy Heimerl, Lester Prairie
ANDY HEIMERL (Nominated by Chief Robert Carlson) THE LESTER PRAIRIE CITY HALL February 26, 2011 Andy Heimerl has served his home community for many years as a volunteer fireman, emergency medical technician and Mayor. He has donated a lot of time to this city and is a loyal member of this community.
Angela Murphy-Osborn, Ocoee
ANGELA MURPHY-OSBORN (Nominated by Mary Biehl) Ocoee Community Center February 19, 2011 Dr. Osborne is the principal of Spring Lake Elementary School in Ocoee Florida. As a Title 1 school, with the vast majority of students on free/reduced lunch, our students and families are not without enormous personal challenges. Yet this school is consistently an more »
Barbara Jean & Daniel Callahan, Indian Wells
BARBARA JEAN (BJ) & DANIEL CALLAHAN (Nominated by Jeff Parness) Gerald R. Ford Elementary School March 10, 2011 As pioneer residents of the Coachella Valley, she as a teacher and he as a business developer, BJ and Dan Callahan were heavily involved in their community. BJ was named “Teacher of the Year” for the Desert more »
Betty Neilson, Eagle Grove
BETTY NEILSON & FREEDOM QUILTS (Nominated by Julie A. Pedersen, Adele Milanowycz, Kate Droessler, Linda Madsen, Georgeann Flemmings, Kathy Dillaber, Carolyn Wheatley, Susan Vrooman, Carl Raines, Arlene Feistner Larson, Sally Hoefing, Barb Bitterman, Judy Samuelson, Deb Peters, Kim Langel, Myrna King, Denise Krischel, Jada Hallberg, Kay Stoulil, Mary Flaherty, Pat Archer, Brenda Beneke, Jenifer Krischel, more »
Charles Tasker & Jerry Salmeron, Indian Wells
CHARLES TASKER & JERRY SALMERON (Nominated by John Rios and representing all members of their 62 person team) Gerald R. Ford Elementary School March 10, 2011 On 9/11/01 while the world looked on in amazement Firefighters FC Tasker and FFII Salmeron were aggressively packing their equipment in case they got the call to respond to more »
Charlie Vitchers, Milford
CHARLIE VITCHERS (Nominated by Denny Deters) Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School February 12, 2011 I first met Charlie in August of 2009 when he came to the Little Sioux Scout Ranch in Western Iowa to oversee the construction of the Chapel that the New York Says Thank You Foundation more »
Colonel Randy Carlson, Milford
COLONEL RANDY CARLSON (Nominated by wife Diane, and daughters Meghan and Hannah) Pike County Museum at the Columns & Delaware Valley High School February 12, 2011 My father is a brave soul. He fought in the Gulf War and is now working at the Department of Defense better known as the Pentagon in Washington D.C. more »
Craig Carson, Kennedy Space Center
CRAIG CARSON (Nominated by James K. Sellers) Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex Kennedy Space Center (NASA), Florida February 18, 2011 Craig Carson is a Deputy Sheriff with the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office. He is assigned to a General Crimes Unit responsible for investigating felony crimes and also to an ATF task force investigating armed drug more »
