Nick Dentamaro | Photojournalist

John Walker stands in the lobby of Faith Temple Chuch of God and Christ as he is framed by pictures of his father Elder Non, left, and mother Aleen Walker, right. “I come from a long line of pastors,” Walker said. “What was I going to do?“ Walker's grandfather, father and two uncles were all pastors. Walker stresses the importance of knowing where you come from spiritually and historically. “If you don't know the history your destined to repeat the past, he said And that's the history of your family, race, country, mother, father and faith.”

Katie Burton of Crystal Lake South High School

Jeff O'Brien was the 2010 Jackson Citizen Patriot footballplayer to watch.

“This tube is connected directly to my heart. ...Now, all I want is to be healthy. The healthier I am, the more chances I will have in life,” Emmarie Truman said. Truman's sister Erin is donating potentially lifesaving bone marrow to Emmarie as a Christmas gift. “With all the pain she has had to endure, anything I can do is nothing compared to what she has been through. I just want her to be healthy now,” said Erin Truman.

Tonia Pratt is the 2010 Jackson Citizen Patriot girls track athlete of the year.

Paul Herman is believed to be the oldest Jackson County state champion stands beneath the banners in the gym at Jackson High School. In 1935 Herman won the state championship for the mile run.

Lois and Lowell Myers throw neighborhood parties as a way to get their community invovled with one another. “So often you don't know your neighbors any more,” Lois Myers said. “Now they get real excited about the party.”Through the parties, their church and various other volunteer work, the couple have settled into a home they can appreciate.“I love it here,” Lowell Myers said about his home on S. Jackson Road. “It's a community where you can trust people.”

Jaslyn Smith is the 2010 Jackson Citizen Patriot girls basketball player of the year.

Spencer Nousain stretches out during practice at Concord Thursday.

Cahrlie Ellis, 14, was diagnosed with testicular cancer when he was 13-years-old. Here he shows his scar after a procedure to remove cancerous lymphnodes at C.S. Mott Children's hospital in Ann Arbor. Charlie said he’s learned to stay positive, keep a positive attitude and stay focused on the positive things. “With that you can still experience and enjoy the blessings of God in the midst of pain,” he said.

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