Name: Melinda Winchester
Lives in: Jackson
Family: Husband, Cary Winchester; three sons, Jerrick, 15, Tyler, 11, Colten, 3.
Job: Small business owner of ServiceMaster Commercial Solutions in Jackson; mom and historic preservation student at Southeast Missouri State
University.
What do you like most about the area? Cape Girardeau and Jackson provide a smalltown family atmosphere but with big-city opportunities. It is a wonderful place to raise your family and grow up.
Favorite food: I love too many.
Favorite TV show: Anything on the History Channel
Best advice: Be honest, spend time with your family, love others and God.
Person you most admire: My son Tyler. He has had Type I diabetes since he was 7 years old and is the strongest, funniest, most courageous person I could ever have the honor to know.
What would you do if you won the lottery? Spend it on my family and friends.
Pet peeve: Tardiness!
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