Beneath the ink
Paul Myers, 39, is seen outside Lee-Kildow Hall on the North Idaho College campus Nov. 17. Myers, an elementary education student, is undergoing laser removal treatments to rid himself of gang-related tattoos that are reminders of the life he once lived and barely survived. Charity Reimagined and Press Christmas for All are helping him accomplish this dream.
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Paul Myers shows the remnants of a star tattoo that was inked into his neck while he was in prison. Myers, 39, is a proud daddy of two who has dreams of being a teacher to give back to a world that has given him a second chance. He is working to have the tattoos removed.
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Math tutor Brenda Paustian is a good friend and mentor of Paul Myers, who is working with Press Christmas for All and Charity Reimagined to have gang-related tattoos removed so he can be successful in his future as a teacher and advocate for troubled youths. "He's come so far," she said. "He's done so much personal growth. He has these goals, and come hell or high water, he's going to make them happen."
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Paul Myers and girlfriend Stephanie Oxner love on their baby girl Nina. Myers walked a dark path until the day Nina was born, when he gave up all substance use. He and Oxner welcomed a second baby in July 2022.
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