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HONORING SENIORS
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Senior Senior

What Papa

Rick Left

Behind

by Zach Edwards

When I look back to the people who surprised because it actually came off! I
have made an impact in my life, without thought that must have hurt. Macey and
question, it is my grandfather Rick I laughed anyway because we thought
Edwards. My siblings and I called him it was so funny. The next Christmas,
“Papa Rick”. He was the most selfless, Santa came over that morning, and this
loving, giving man I have ever known. time he had Papa Rick’s exact same
glasses. This is when I knew something
One of the things I remember about was up. All of this to say, my Papa Rick
him is that he always looked forward to was a giving man who invested a lot of
every holiday. His two favorites were time in his family. He always wanted to
Halloween and Christmas. I remember make sure everyone was happy, even
every Halloween we would go over to the point of dressing up like Santa or
to his house to trick or treat, always dressing up for Halloween.
wondering what he would dress like.
Once, he dressed up as a caveman. My I have learned through life while looking
little sisters would not go into his house, back on my childhood, to make the most
because they did not know who he was. memories you can. It is the little things
I remember when my little sister Kayley that mean the most. My papa left many
was a baby, we came home from trick wonderful childhood memories for me.
or treating and my papa was standing He taught me to be independent and to
on the sidewalk in front of my house figure things out even if I had to do it on
standing in a scream mask. Even my my own. My papa was always protective
own mother was scared! over Mimi. Through years of watching
him and how he took care of his family, the world. He was always remodeling
I remember every Christmas, he would he taught me to be protective over my homes or building on to homes, and
come over every morning dressed up in own family, especially my sisters. As they always looked brand new. I started
his Santa Claus suit. It wasn’t until I was a senior in high school, I find myself watching him as he did these things,
7 years old, one Christmas I discovered looking out more and more for them and and was so impressed. The one thing I
Santa wore the exact same tennis shoes always trying to make sure I give them took away from him is the patience it
as my Papa Rick! My little sister Macey any advice or help they ever need. takes to plan and build something as
and I always got up in his lap for a well as to execute it. I look back on his
picture for my mom. Macey was 4 and Another great thing about my Papa Rick memory as I complete my senior project
decided to pull his beard, and I was so is that he was able to build anything in this year. My senior project is to build a

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