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Jimmy Louis Graham: A Hero In My Life

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Have you ever had a hero that spent all their time helping and serving others? A hero that’s never aggressive or lets anything get the best of them? Well, I do and his name is Jimmy Louis Graham, Jimmy was a very special man in my life. My Ol’ Man was devoted to many things, one being Permian Football. Jimmy never missed a single game or football practice of theirs. My Papa was a bit of a giggle box, constantly laughing and smiling never a frown on his face. Jimmy was the problem solver of the family, if you were ever in need of advice he was there to listen and help. Papa was a very spirited man and nothing could break that spirit, not even when he was diagnosed with Lou Gehrig’s disease. Yes, ALS limited him to as what he could do, even

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