Personal Narrative-My Pop Is My Hero

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My Pop is my hero! Have you ever known a man that is outstanding on every level of life? My Pop lived a long big hearted life. He passed away in 2012 at 73 years old. I thought my whole world had ended. My Pop was a dedicated fire chief for 27 years he worked 48 years with the department. He saved many from burning houses, burning cars, and car wrecks. When it came to family he was always there he always made time to put us first with what we needed and never failed at making us happy while saving the day for many.
My Pop never ceased to amaze me. Even though the last three years of his life he spent sick and going down hill fast he still had the mind set that no matter what he was going to push harder to make us comfortable with what was

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