I've known him since he was about 5 years old. I watched him grow up. In his school, in his community, he was always willing to help and always led by example. He brought out the best in other people in athletics and I think he set the example in the classroom by performing and doing the things he was asked of him.

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That was a nervous moment for everybody, certainly. That's just the sort of individual he was. He could suck it up when he had to and get things done.

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We?re really going to have even more demand on the food bank than in the past because of high energy costs. ?Can I pay my heating bill, or do I eat, this week?? That?s a tough spot to be in.

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He never wanted to focus on himself.

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We are taking steps one at a time.

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I know at least 280 went through today and we're not even into corn (harvest) yet.

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Said Jones, who served in Vietnam from 1969 to 1970, ''so I put it on every morning. I just feel that there's something behind it -- I couldn't tell you what. It's a part of my life; it sort of puts closure behind Vietnam.

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This could be the first one we have direct knowledge of.

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It's such a shock and such a tragedy that he was taken from us.

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