My Brother: My Michigan Hero

Even when I asked him to leave me alone he never let me stay alone he stood in place and said to keep calm and forget it as if it didn't matter at all.

My Michigan Hero is my one and only brother Tyler Shellenberger. He inspires me because he’s independent, hard working, and caring. He inspires me to be the best I can be everyday. Some superheroes have to get bit by spiders or get put in machines to get powers, but my brothers superpowers come naturally and that’s why my brothers my Michigan

I. He gave my brother and I a better life full of support in whatever we do.

I was born on May 23, 2000 and my brother was born May 17, 1995 in Idaho Falls, ID. We are the only children in our family. This year he graduated from Idaho State and took a job in Murray, Utah. Before he moved I would drive from Shelley, ID to Pocatello, ID twice a month to stay with him for the weekend. He is my best friend and the best brother anyone could ask for, of course we did not get along when he was still living at home,

Brother Toshon has always been a person I look up too. As a mentor, he taught me his philosophy, and since I knew him, he always tried to help out the youth. I've known Brother Toshon for five years because he was an intern at Say Yes to Education which was a program for kids from the inner city. Brother Toshon was always an uncle type of figure in my life because he would give me advice that my parent couldn't give me and he was very wise. He would talk to me about girls and would also give me books that I read that were very informative.

My older brother, Ricardo, has undoubtedly been the greatest influence in my life. When I was a small child, my parents decided to leave Mexico in pursuit of a better future for their family. However, since they did not speak much English and had little savings, they were forced to leave my twin brother, Daniel, and I behind. Luckily for us, we still had family members to stay with till my parents establish themselves, but this was little comfort for us since we still did not see our them or older sister, Sofia, and older brother, Ricardo, for sometime.

Have you ever been in a bind or a sticky situation only to be saved by the person who has always been there for you? This has happened to me numerous times. Everyone needs a support system to help him traverse hardships that come up throughout his journey through life. Although I have had many people in my life who have helped me weather these bridges my sister, my brother and my best friend have been my unswerving bridges over turbulent waters.

Garrett is just a selfless, giving, caring, loving person. He will help you to do anything you want to do or anything you have to do. Today is probably the best example I can give. My family just got the super dog, and he's only two. So he has too much energy for his own good. He can never be left alone because he has separation anxiety and will destroy our house. Of course my mom leaves the night of the homecoming game. I was supposed to skate board and then go to the game. I would be gone all day. My brother offered to take care of the dog while I was gone all day. From 7 am (school) to the end of the homecoming game. That's my brother for you.

Being a teenage girl who has mood swings and who also thinks if her hair doesn’t look good she can’t go out, or all the drama that comes along with life is crazy. And for someone to be brave enough to help me throughout the way was Chris Kelley. Chris ended up being my youth minister at my church from my freshman to my junior year and he has helped me a lot, he is one of the funniest people I know, he always knows what to say in any situation, and he’s always there for you no matter where you are or what's wrong. When I was in need of advice or just someone to talk to he was always there, he always would always give great advice, but it was so cool when he could relate what I'm going trough back to a scripture in the bible, then I could go reference that if I ever needed help. He is very well known in our community for being so helpful!

Evan is also very kind to all people. Whenever I’m with him I notice that he never judges people, even if there is a scary looking person around, Evan will talk to the man like he is just a normal person like everyone else, which is something I admire about Evan. My brother also does a lot of community service around Ohio, he got a scholarship for it from his college Otterbine. Evan went to Chicago for about 3 months for a mission trip. He walked around and shared the gospel with random people he saw. My brother being so kind is why I look up to him the most.

He is my constant reminder that being happy is not a destination it is a way of life. When I am pessimistic he reminds me that being happy is a choice. Whether it is on a professional or personal level, he continues to make me a better person. I use to be an individual that would hold my guard up. He has taught me to give everyone the benefit of the doubt.

Throughout my life, my older brother has been a positive role model to me. As a young Black kid from inner city Houston my brother has overcome plenty storms of adversity. He is by far the most ambitious

He use to my best friend when I was younger and he would take me everywhere he went. And was just honestly a great older brother. Last but not least is my older sister Emma. my sister moved out when I was about 6 to live with her dad so I didn't really get to experience the sister bond.

My older brother is my inspiration. I really look up to him. I don’t know what I would do without him!

My fantastic brother is the funniest person I will ever meet. My brother will always be like my soccer coach he always cares on how much I try, how much I like it to continue playing it, and if I would join it. One memory I have is playing with him my other brother and a couple of there friends, to remind you they're all older than me, I still came on top with the winning team. If I ever play basketball it will always be with my brother I hate playing it without him he makes it more fun and we always tell jokes mostly inside jokes.