For the past 25 years, Susan Papiri of La Habra Heights, Los Angeles County, has dedicated herself to caring for seniors. Her passion for this calling started with regular chats she had as a child with an elderly, bedridden man in her neighborhood. For the past 10 years, she has orchestrated the Senior Care Hero Awards, which she describes as a sort of Academy Awards for under-appreciated workers in the local senior care industry. “I just marvel at the ability of people to reach beyond themselves,” she told The Epoch Times. “They just are inspirational to me.” Papiri, 61, is now being recognized for her own ability to reach beyond herself and inspire others. She is 2021’s first recipient of the quarterly Oliver Halsell Care Award given to devoted and compassionate caregivers. Usually the one giving out rewards, Papiri didn’t expect one herself. When she was notified, she felt “flabbergasted.” “I’m like, ‘Are you sure you sent this to the right person?’” she recalled with a …