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HONORING SENIORS
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Senior Senior
His
Name
is “Papa”
by Madison Bundy
I From the beginning, he has on a fizzy Coke from Sonic,
“
have lived a full life,”
had persistence. It took a lot of
said Papa through the
when a man walked in and
phone. I had just told my
country and become planted
grandfather that I was going endurance to move to another asked if Papa would hire him
to kill weeds. I know … that
to be writing an article about with a family and a successful sounds so simple, but Papa
him. After telling him some business. Throughout his life, hired him. Having never seen
of my ideas for the paper, I Papa has enjoyed playing him turn somebody down
listened to him tell me the or watching golf (really who is willing to work hard, I
reasons that he has had a good anything golf), sketching could see that Papa genuinely
life. Originally from Liverpool, and other types of art, riding wants to help people get back
England, John Charlton was motorcycles, and sailing the on their feet. I have watched
a sailor in the Merchant world. A few years back, he him time and time again take
Marines. He then moved to the sailed the South Pacific Ocean. care of people, whether that
U.S. and married my beautiful But out of all of the incredible means bringing food to a
Mimi, Linda. Soon after, two things my Papa has done, coworker on a holiday, going
daughters, Jennifer and Jackie, the thing that has influenced to grab a Coca Cola for my
joined them. Finding his me the most is his heart for Mimi, or helping me with an
niche, he began to run a used people; he sincerely cares art project. He cares. I see this
car business called Charlton about others. in our relationship. He cares to
Motors. Next came along the listen about my day. He cares
grandkids … five of them. I can remember to this day to teach me how to be creative
sitting in his office, sipping
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