My Hero

08/06/2005

My hero is my Uncle Kurt. He is my hero for lots of reasons. He is hilarious, smart and strong. I’m going to tell you why he is all of those things.

First, he is hilarious. He was hilarious because he has the funniest jokes. He also laughed at any joke I told him too or said: “That’s classic!” to something he really liked. He knew a lot of funny stories too. Like, well, it would take too long if I told you because he loved to talk.

Next, he was very smart and I respected that. He was great at math and arithmetic. And, he could spell humongous words like ‘googleplex’! He traveled to different countries on business because his company knew he was smart. He learned different customs and words from the countries he travelled to.

Lastly, he was so strong. He was a great skier too. Once we were sking together with Spencer and Preston and he helped me a lot! I had trouble getting down the hill so he almost carried me down every time. Also, he was a terrific swimmer because he was so strong and fast.

At his funeral we were told by his company that he saved many people fighting for our country so he really was a hero!  He worked on a special program that told you where the bad guys were.

So, now you know why Uncle Kurt was my hero. Go find a hero or go become one yourself like Uncle Kurt.

by: Desi McIntyre (age 10)
(good friend of the Nesse family)