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Maggie Crimmins, owner of a truly beautiful soul. (John Fisken photos)

There is a special light which shines out of some people.

Maggie Crimmins is one of those people.

The Coupeville High School sophomore, who hits the big 1-6 today, is an athlete, yes, and a veteran of many sports — basketball, track, volleyball, tennis.

But if we took all the athletic stuff away and just looked at Maggie the person, she would still tower over the world.

Since her early days, she has possessed a sweetness of nature, a warm personality and a genuine kindness to her soul, that few others have.

It helps that she comes from good stock — parents Jon and Jodi are the gold standard — and her large, extended family (including highly-entertaining, underwear Twinkie-eating older brother Aiden) doesn’t have a rotten apple in the bunch.

I’ve known Maggie since back in the olden days, when both her mom and aunt Shawn worked at Videoville and Miriam’s Espresso, and she has never changed.

At least not at her core.

I get the whole point about how she’s aging. I understand how a calendar works…

But, at her core, Maggie is the same now at 16 as when she was three.

And I’m pretty sure she’ll still be as kind and caring and brilliant as she moves through more birthdays.

Some people have to work at being good people. Others just have a beautiful soul from day one, and Miss Crimmins is one of the latter.

As she celebrates her cake day today, on the last day of Spring Break, we want to wish her (and her family) all the best.

Happy birthday, Maggie! May it shine as brightly as you do every day.