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Show UVU REVIEW B6 LIFE LIMITLESS from 83 They named their company Milo Communications. Gray achieved the highest rank in the Boy Scouts of America, the Eagle. He used his communication board to advertise, recruit and coordinate volunteers for a 5K benefit run. The event helped raise money for the early intervention program that helped him and his family as a child. He received a 3-year scholarship from ChairScholars Foundation, Inc., a nonprofit organization focused on helping those with severe physical disabilities attend college. Despite his physical challenges, Gray has an optimistic view of life. "I learned to just smile I have people ask why am I always happy; the truth is, I'm not always happy, but I don't let it ruin my day," he said. "Everyone likes him," said Krista Nelson, a sophomore in history education and his older sister. The two siblings are close, though it wasn't always that way. When she was about 9 years old, she was jealous that Gray would seemingly get everything he asked for. Their dad put Nelson in a manual wheelchair for the day. She remembers enjoying it—at first. Like most people with a physical disability, she got lots of looks from "normal" people. "It was a big realization for me to see what he has to go through," Nelson said. Many of those in similar conditions as Gray have mental disabilities so people often assume that he does also. In reality, he is exceptionally smart, it just takes him longer to reply than people are used to. When Dale Nelson, Krista Nelson's husband and a sophomore in computer science, first met him, he observed how Gray and his family acted together so that he would be able to better communicate with him Dale Nelson quickly learned that the best way to interact with Gray is to treat him like he would anyone else. The difference is that he has to wait for him to type his response. Gray can say a few words. He loves yes or no questions since he can answer those quickly. In opportune moments, he chimes in with the word "eight." One recent instance was when his mom asked his little brother how many dates he had been on during the week. Without missing a beat, Gray said "eight," which made the entire family laugh. DO YOU SPEAK SPANISH OR WANT TO PRACTICE IT? MAKE CASH! SEND RESUME TO FASTWIRELESS1 1 @GMAIL.COM OR CALL 801-901-0790 ASK FOR GEORGE STONESTREET from 83 "We try not to take [the gay rights debate] too seriously on the show because first and foremost our job is to make you laugh and entertain you. We don't want to preach to anybody, we don't want to, as they say, 'shove it down their throats,' we want to open people's hearts and minds through laughter and show that people are people independent of their sexuality," said Stonestreet. Stonestreet expressed humility at the fact that many members of that communi- APRIL 14, 2014 ty have reached out to him with gratitude for what his character has done. "I have kids that come up to me and tell me that Mitchell and I made it easier to come out to their parents, and parents that come up to me and tell me that Mitchell and I helped them to accept their child... you never think as an actor that you're going to get the opportunity to touch people's lives in that way." Stonestreet shared how he deals with the disappointments that often accompany his line of work. He stressed the importance of confidence on the front end of an audi- tion, but the contrasting ability to leave the whole thing behind as you walk out the door. "It took 13 years in Los Angeles before I got the job that I have now," Stonestreet said in his introduction, detailing that in all that time he had various small roles in shows like "Bones," "CSI" and "West Wing" but until he was cast as Cam in "Modern Family" he had never had an acting job that had lasted more than eight days. "I would never let the highs get too high, or the lows get too low so I could keep an even keel, and [my failures] weren't seemingly failures." Stonestreet said. "I was never tethered to the idea of being an actor as much as I was tethered to the idea of finding success in my life. It just so happened that I found it being an actor." Eric Stonestreet announced that he is currently working on an as-of-now untitled animated film starring the voices of himself, Louis C.K., and Kevin Hart. The project is slated for a 2016 release to theatres. "Modern Family" airs on ABC on Wednesdays at 9/8c. FALL CONTRACTS NOW SELLING! 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