On 98's last day of classes he and his classmates made presentations about the important people in their lives. This is 98's presentation, about his Uncle Jack.
A role model is
someone you want to be like when you are older, someone you look up to. My role model is my uncle, Jack Gillis,
because he is intelligent, helpful and funny.
He is involved in both the community and in politics, and he is also
straightforward and honest about expressing his opinions on just about
everything.
Back
when he was younger, Jack got good grades all through school. He took several AP classes in high school;
this is something I also hope to do all the next four years. But Jack knew how to have fun, too. He was a champion apple thrower in his
neighborhood in Quincy
where he and his five siblings regularly took part in heated rotten apple
battles. One thing I really admire about
Jack is that he was very protective of his only older brother, Jim, who was
developmentally delayed. Even after Jim moved
to a group home, Jack stayed close to him and watched out for him until he died
a few years ago.
Jack is an English
professor at Fitchburg
State University,
but he does not always correct our grammatical errors when we are talking to
him. He loves to read Shakespeare and
literary novels and he has written a book about politics and the scandals
surrounding President Clinton. I am
proud of him for all that he has accomplished and I want some day to be as
successful as he is .
Jack loves all
animals, especially turtles and my dog Zoet, who is a mixture of a Belgian
breed and a Chihuahua.. He is borderline
crazy about turtles. He took really good
care of the pet turtle he had as a kid and he has encouraged me to be a
responsible pet owner.
I am glad to have
my uncle as a role model. He cares about
me and is always happy to give me advice, but only if I seek it out. He is very respectful of me and accepts me
for who I am. I am grateful that he is a
part of my life and today I want to thank him for all that he has done for me.
