Who were you in awe of when you were a child and why?

Who were you in awe of when you were a child and why?
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Dad. He drove hundreds of miles on Sunday night to get to jobs up and down the East Coast (of the USA), worked hard all week, and then drove home on Friday nights to be with us – and we had a good time with him. Mom seemed to like him a lot, too.
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