Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of communication challenges---a speech impediment (语

Russ was a lovable kid with a variety of munication challenges---a speech impediment (语言障碍), dyslexia (诵读困难), and auditory problems.     41     today he is walking confidently, standing tall to make an acceptance     42     for having been chosen one of the “Outstanding Young Citizens” in Ocean County, New Jersey     43     his remarkable volunteer service in the town of Toms River.
As I listened, I closed my eyes. I found myself     44     those memorable moments. My mind was full of warm images of Russ as a loving, caring youth, a gentle soul,     45     his challenges. And now, as he stood at the platform, I knew his heart     46     be racing. As Russ continued to speak, I thought about the fateful day when he was diagnosed with all those impairments(损伤) and how     47     his tutors would be if they could see him today. Here he was at twenty-nine, being honored for ten years of service as a volunteer     48    . Russ was     49     for organizing clothing for the homeless, teaching preschool children about fire safety, and for playing Santa Claus for very sick children by driving up in a fire truck.
Russ thanked his parents for providing him with dignity and for teaching him about morals. Then, pausing for a few seconds, he     50     us by surprise by touching lovingly on the     51     of his nephew, Austin. Austin was just three years old when he died from an incurable disease. At that moment, I had to close my eyes again     52     a different set of tears ran down my cheeks. A silence     53     the room as Russ owed his volunteer award to Austin. He     54     his address by lifting the audience up with these words, “Austin taught me how to love.”
I have never thought of this day.     55    , no one had ever thought that Russ would make     56     as the star of the football team, and he had never been voted “most likely to succeed,” but he     57     to be a true “star” in his munity. Russ became a man of strong character     58     his unselfish service to others. With so many impairments, Russ now sees and acts     59     with his heart. His words and deeds inspire everyone who knows him. It is Russ, our son, who has shown us what     60     is.
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