My hero is Michelle Merrill, my mom.  She was a mother of 3, to myself, my older sister Kayla and your Man of the Year candidate, Jake Merrill.  She was an amazing mom, always putting others before herself, especially when it came to her kids.  She loved to travel and take us shopping and to the movies.  She was always filled with surprises - anything from what was for dinner, to random gifts just because it was a Monday - or when she surprised us by showing up at the end of the school day so we did not have to ride the bus.  She is my hero and my guardian angel.