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Frank Robert Flaspohler
Posted 10/27/20

To the Editor:

When I was little, I liked to wear plain black tennis shoes with Velcro straps on them. My peers would sometimes tease me, claiming I didn’t know how to tie my own shoes. Of …

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To the Editor:

When I was little, I liked to wear plain black tennis shoes with Velcro straps on them. My peers would sometimes tease me, claiming I didn’t know how to tie my own shoes. Of course, I did know how, but I wanted Velcro shoes for my own reason: I wanted to be like my dad.

From before I was born, my dad has been working as a paramedic for the Howard County Ambulance District. I remember many nights where he’d jump out of bed, grab those Velcro shoes and rush out the door to help someone in need. When someone’s life is on the line, there isn’t time to play with laces or care about what shoes look the coolest. Because Dad has always put others ahead of his own needs.

In nearly half a century of serving the citizens of Howard Co, it’s easy for some to find a couple of things that went wrong. I’ve only been a parent myself for six years, and already, there are things I wish I’d done differently. But the nature of hindsight makes it far too easy to focus on a few mistakes without appreciating the years of successes.

I am very proud of my dad. I’m proud of the way he taught me to serve others, not by preaching it, but by showing it every day of his life. He has always been an example for me of someone who lives their life to help other people. For as long as I have been alive, he has been serving our community as a father, a paramedic, a friend, and today, the county coroner. 

I hope that on November 3, you will consider allowing him to continue serving as our Howard County Coroner.

Frank Robert Flaspohler

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