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By Courtesy of Cassie Allen  ¦   Cassie Allen's dad, James Shaw, in Vietnam in the early 1970s. Allen says her father, who served two tours in Vietnam "always stuck by his morals and has done what is right in spite of discouraging words and people."

By Courtesy of Kristina Mathews  ¦   Kristina Mathews and her dad, Andrew Mathews, at an MU football game.

By Courtesy of Pam Stephens  ¦   Pam Stephens and her father, Mike Evermon, in 1989. Stephens said her father "worked very hard to support his family."

Michele Spry, Jim Crews and Ashley Adams, Michele's sister, stand together at Christmas 2012 at her parents' home.

By Courtesy of Jessica McCarty  ¦   Jessica McCarty and her dad, Frank McCarty, on Christmas in 2012.

By Alyssa Goodman, Katie Alaimo  ¦   Mable Grimes, 69, left the cotton fields of the Missouri Bootheel to attend MU.

By Brian Blanco/The Associated Press  ¦   Tampa Bay Rays second baseman Ben Zobrist (18) come sin to comfort Kansas City Royals' Eric Hosmer (35) as they watch medical personnel treat Rays starting pitcher Alex Cobb after Cobb was hit by a line drive by Hosmer in the fifth inning of a Saturday's game in St. Petersburg, Fla.

By Wilfredo Lee/The Associated Press  ¦   Swinging left-handed, the Cardinals' Carols Beltran hit his 15th home run in the second inning against the Marlins on Saturday and tripled for the first time since May 2012 in the eighth. He hit another home run from the right side in the ninth.

By Megan Donohue  ¦   Ginny Finuf of Utica, left, and her daughter Marj Finuf of LudLow prepare to participate in the women's standing long jump at the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at Walton Stadium.

By Quint Smith  ¦   Nicholas Werts, 7, runs to the starting line of the cycling portion of the Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon on Saturday at Albert-Oakland Park.

By Megan Donohue  ¦   Donald Ohmes of O'Fallon leads a heat in the 200-meter sprint during the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at Walton Stadium. Ohmes began running for the Senior Games 16 years ago and recently decided to participate in body building competitions as well.

By Megan Donohue  ¦   Carroll Walker of Green City and Butch Herold of Palmyra share a target at the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at Stephens Lake Park.

By Megan Donohue  ¦   Ginny Finuf of Utica participates in the women's standing long jump at the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at Walton Stadium. Finuf's jump measured in at 2.95 inches.

By Megan Donohue  ¦   Carroll Walker of Green City participates in competitive archery at the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at Stephens Lake Park. Walker lost his arm in 1978 after he was injured while trying to move a grain auger with his father, and began learning archery the next year. To compensate for the missing arm, he pulls back on the drawstring with his teeth and lets go when he's ready to fire.

By Megan Donohue  ¦   Men and women aged 50 and older participate in archery in the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at Stephens Lake Park. There were 41 archers participating in this year's games, ranging in age from 50 to 91.

By Megan Donohue  ¦   Robert Eade of Washington participates in the hammer throw event of the Missouri State Senior Games on Saturday at Walton Stadium. He has been participating in track and field events since he was in high school, continuing through college and his career in the Navy.

By Quint Smith  ¦   Tyson Roe, 7, leaps into the pool to start the first leg of the Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon on Saturday at Albert-Oakland Park.

By Quint Smith  ¦   Jackson Fisher, 7, looks at the medals on display before helping to hand them out during the awards ceremony of the Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon on Saturday at Albert-Oakland Park.

By Quint Smith  ¦   Xavier Sada, 8, celebrates as he crosses the finish line during the Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon on Saturday at Albert-Oakland Park.

By Quint Smith  ¦   Children of the 12-15 age division compete in the swimming portion of the Hy-Vee IronKids Triathlon on Saturday at Albert-Oakland Park. Competitors ranging from ages 6-15 swam, biked, and ran their way through a custom course.