When families couldn’t pay utility bills, she helped.
When children needed school supplies, she helped.
When elderly neighbors needed medication, she helped.
When single parents needed groceries, she helped.
Thousands of people.
Over decades.
Most never knew how many others she assisted.
Because she never talked about it.
Never advertised it.
Never wanted recognition.
Then the reporter handed me a stack of photocopies.
Newspaper clippings.
Awards.
Letters.
Photographs.
I stared at them in disbelief.
