Army man modest about his service in the Pacific... transgender immigrant activist... last of the WWII Polish fighter pilots... college basketball assist wizard... retired New York Supreme Court justice... saved 56 Jewish families from the Gestapo... family jokester https://twitter.com/nytimes/status/1264312206914719745

sang in her church choir for 42 years... Green Bay Packers season ticket holder for 50 years... pilot still teaching people to fly at 88... unwavering faith and dedication to the Catholic Church... sports fan who loved Purdue University... could fix almost anything

wanted everyone to feel welcome... country-folk singer who was a favorite of Bob Dylan... member of Harness Racing Hall of Fame... photographer of the Freedom Riders... fire chief who answered the call on 9/11... known throughout Ohio for his knowledge of local history

Republican freshman in the state legislature... loved the ocean and enjoyed swimming and boating... songwriter of "I Love Rock and Roll"... left Peru and grabbed hold of the American dream... first in her family to graduate college... bounce DJ and radio personality

active in the AIDS foundation.... loved big and told people she loved them all the time.. Broadway costume dresser... "we called him the Grand Poobah"... member for over 46 years of the Operating Engineers Union, Local No. 106... deep-hearted country girl

dubbed the "pistol-packing preacher"... authority on aviation... liked his bacon and hash browns crispy... Belfast-born fighter for LGBT and disability rights... known for serenading friends with Tony Bennett songs... all-around supporter of the Washington Huskies

nicknamed "Boxcar Bob" for his luck in shaking dice... featured in multiple Broadway productions... worked more than 30 years for General Motors... manager of the SW Brown and Son Funeral Home... worked 40 years for the New York Times... Grammy-winning country music star

squeezed in every moment he could with his only grandchild... hotel banquet worker and Bangladeshi leader... loved the Jersey Shore music scene... known as the "fashionista" in her nursing home... nothing delighted him more than picking up the bill... one-man army

This is America.