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Our Dad is a Hero: A Book Drive for Sergeant Johnson's Daughters
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By Kate Schultz
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On August 21st, 49 year old Detroit Fire Department Sergeant Sivad Johnson was enjoying a summer Friday at Belle Isle, along the banks of the Detroit River, with his 10 year old daughter, Hayden. Suddenly they heard children struggling in the water and calling for help. The 26 year DFD Veteran wasted no time, left his phone and keys with his daughter, and dove in to help rescue the young swimmers.

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Thanks to Sergeant Johnson's and others' quick action and selflessness, the three children were saved from drowning.

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But tragically, in the commotion of the rescue, nobody realized that Sergeant Johnson had not resurfaced. Hayden, just 10 years old, dialed 911 to report her dad missing...

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After a massive search that lasted through the night and the next morning — with determined crew members, who adored him, never giving up hope — his body was recovered. 
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The outpouring of support that followed wrapped coast to coast and around the world. We learned with agonizing awe about Sivad's love for family, for country, and for his brothers and sisters in the Detroit Fire Department. We read that he was a motivational speaker, that he had received the 2017 Medal of Valor, that he was an entrepreneur with an inspirational clothing line, that he was a celebrated storyteller with The Moth, that he was a mentor to Detroit's youth — and above all else: that he wanted to help others, to inspire his children, and to leave the world a better place. 
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"I believe we’re all interconnected. Our paths cross, our energies exchange — we affect and impact this planet and each other. I accept this 'gift' of life as my chance to explore, discover, create, share and expand. My desire is to leave someone, someplace, something 'better' than before, by my presence. I am inspired, and I move to inspire." — Sivad Johnson
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"Make a good day," he always used to say.
And his Sivad-I-Am shirt design reads, “T.I.M.E. = This Instant Means Everything."
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I am honored to be working with a family liaison — an extraordinary retired firefighter who served with Sivad, and who oversaw the arrangements for his nationally-streamed Memorial Service — to hold this book drive through my home business, Usborne Books & More, to benefit the Johnson sisters, ages 10 and 17. 
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All donations will be matched 50%, maximizing our impact. And my hopeful hunch is that Sergeant Johnson would approve:
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At his Memorial Service, fellow firefighter Roger Harper recounted that, while their firefighter squad would swarm the local grocery store stocking up on dinner supplies, Sivad would often visit a nearby bookstore instead, stocking up on new books — new genres, new authors — to enrich his understanding of the world around him. It's no surprise to any parent #raisingreaders that now his daughters love reading too.
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I hope and pray that these books and activities will bring Hayden and Kyndall some precious peace, comfort, and emotional support — through their grieving and healing process — as they honor the memory and embody the legacy of their father, a true American Hero.
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Learn more about Sergeant Johnson's remarkable life of Service here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAsdgrUHHxs
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