Southeast Missourian looking for thankful people

The Southeast Missourian is continuing its yearly series highlighting thankful people in the Southeast Missouri area.

Last year we brought you the McCullough family, who after battling cancer and unemployment were thankful to be closer to health and fully employed. We told you about Charisse Parrish, who recovered from brain surgery and bounced back from an apartment fire, and about Neal E. Boyd, who was grateful for the success brought to him after winning NBC's "America's Got Talent."

Now we want you to tell us who else has something great to be thankful for. Tell us about your neighbor, your banker, your employer; anyone who has overcome adversity, illness, unemployment, or anything that has made them a stronger, more thankful person. E-mail your thankful person's name, their story and contact information to charris@semissourian.com with "thankful" in the subject line.