Two ladies
from Burns Flat, Oklahoma were recognized Tuesday evening, 15 November 2016 as Unsung
Heroes. One of them was Laci
Stegall.
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| Laci Stegall (right) following the Unsung Heroes Banquet |
An Unsung Hero, as the title suggests, is
someone who day in and day out do the things than need to be done to make a
cohesive, safe, and viable community out of whatever their surroundings may
be. These may be police, service men and
women, emergency workers, or the person who climbs the power poles in the ice
storm to get the power back on.
These people
do what they do not for recognition or accolades, but because of a unique call
to service that has come alive in them.
The Western Oklahoma Family Care
Center recognized Laci Stegall at its fundraiser banquet last night in
accordance with the following citation.
Laci is the mother of 2, finishing
her student teaching next month, Vacation Bible School Coordinator, youth
leader with her husband Garrett for the Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Burns
Flat, church camp counselor, and key member of the newly formed Parks and
Recreation Committee for the Burns Flat community. She is also found working the church kitchen,
singing in the choir, and taking her turn in the nursery or attending to a
special needs child. She is also
frequently engaged assisting her husband in many ways as he coaches various
youth sports in the community. These
things she does without accolades, medals, or monetary incentive. She is the epitome of the unsung hero.
Of all the things that she pours
herself into, her role on the Parks and Recreation Committee for the town has
resulted in revitalized baseball fields, a new skate park, a color run, and
most recently a town birthday celebration that truly promoted a sense of community
more than anything the town has done in 2 decades.
Laci is an unsung hero and truly
deserving of this recognition.
