Theodore Hawkins, Grandfather to Gabby Douglas who has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team participates in the first ever evening Merrillville 4th of July Parade on Tuesday July 3, 2012. | Jim Karczewski~for Sun-Times Media
Theodore Hawkins, Grandfather to Gabby Douglas who has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team participates in the first ever evening Merrillville 4th of July Parade on Tuesday July 3, 2012. | Jim Karczewski~for Sun-Times Media
Theodore Hawkins, Grandfather to Gabby Douglas (proudly displayed on the shirt he is wearing) who has qualified for the U.S. Olympic Gymnastics team participates in the first ever evening Merrillville 4th of July Parade on Tuesday July 3, 2012. | Jim Karczewski~for Sun-Times Media
Gabrielle Douglas is building up quite an arsenal of nicknames. She’s Gabby to most. She’s the Flying Squirrel in headlines. And she’s already being anointed America’s Sweetheart — the quadrennial designation given by the overzealous national media to the top American gymnast heading into the …
