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Husker Hero: 18-Year-Old Girl Saves 6-Year-Old’s Life

Randy York N-Sider

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Some believe heroes are made by the paths they choose, not the powers they have, but Nebraska’s 2015 citizen hero for Friday’s fifth Hy-Vee Nebraska-Iowa Heroes Game at Memorial Stadium is an exception. Why? Because Kassee Jones, 18, can put checkmarks on both the path and the power boxes.

A graduate from Bennington, Neb., High School, Jones solidified the nursing path she wants to pursue and why wouldn’t she? Her grandma, Mary Cildoy, is a nurse. Her mom, Brandee, is a paramedic, just like her dad, Brent Jones, who works for the Lincoln Fire Department.