Personal Narrative: My Hero

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The person who has impacted my life the most is one of my dads friends Kenny. He is 67 years old with a beard that looks like santa claus and when my grandpa passed away and I was just 6 years old Kenny became a role model that made me think of my grandpa. As a role model for me to look up to, he has taught me a lot of lessons in life on respecting people and teaching me a good work ethic. He also loves hunting and the outdoors which requires a lot of hard work even when it is just a vacation. We go hunting and fishing together as he shows me more and more about the outdoors since he has been hunting since he was just a child . He is also hard worker type of attitude to get something done witch makes us joke around when I tell him its old

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