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Brent Holladay of Grace Family Counseling looks at systems within families to help clients understand personal issues and find solutions for them. Ellen Gillette

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You might say that Brent Holladay’s life has been saved at least three times. The first was as a teen in Idaho. The youngest of six children, Holladay enjoyed the structure of his Mormon home as a boy.

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Ted Pankiewicz Jr., Fawn Wittenrich and Ted Pankiewicz Sr. with security cat, Ellie, and dog, Handsome, outside one of the cat cottages at the For the Love of Paws Senior Pet Sanctuary. KERRY FIRTH

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Serving others” has always been a big part of Ted Pankiewicz’ job descriptions. After one year of college, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy, where he served as a Morse code interpreter from 1965 through 1968.

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The Rev. Dr. Alvin E. Miller Sr. was an All-Ohio Valley Conference running back for Eastern Kentucky University and ran for more than 1,000 yards in the 1979 season and postseason. A delinquent middle school student in Fort Pierce, he became a successful high school graduate and collegiate scholar through the relentless efforts of his seventh grade teacher, Rita Marie Johnson. EASTERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY

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In second grade, Alvin Miller missed more than 90 straight days of school. He simply went AWOL when he realized he was out of his depth.

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Kathy and Gene Sandburg were given a ceremonial key to their new home built by GL Homes in honor of their son, Petty Officer Brendon Sandburg. SEVIN BULLWINKLE PHOTOS

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“We’re so grateful,” Gene Sandburg said. “It’s overwhelming that Port St. Lucie and GL Homes gave us this beautiful home. I think this is Brendon’s way of taking care of us.”

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