Strolling through the zoo on a summer day, the flamingos and lions and kangaroos roam freely in their enclosure. Sophomore Jack Blamy’s younger brother loves watching the birds soaring inside the enclosure and the penguins swimming through their habitat, diving off the ledge into the water below. The zoo is one of his favorite places to visit. Blamy’s younger brother is 11 years old. He loves animals, the outdoors and socializing. One day, a pigeon eating in the middle of the road was about to get hit by a car. Blamy’s younger brother darted out into the road to rescue it, so Blamy had to chase after him. The pigeon was saved and the brothers managed to get out of the road before nearly getting hit by a car.

“He’s sweet and he loves people,” Blamy said. “[He’s] gentle, loving and genuinely a happy kid.”

Blamy also has an older brother who enjoys watching TV, playing on his iPad and spending time outside playing catch. A few years ago, they both came inside and found themselves stuck in a room with two fighting dogs. His older brother’s first thought was to hide in a big dog cage, which is what they did. Crammed together in a cage, the two were smiling and laughing until their dad came and broke up the dogfight.

During the summer a few years back, Blamy jokingly pushed his older brother into the ocean. In doing so, he initiated an all-out water fight. Memories like this, Blamy says, are the times he will always remember.

“[My older brother] can be easily angered but is learning how to control it,” Blamy said. “He is very outgoing, funny, vocal, caring and enjoys going to take walks at the park.”