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A Really Sad Story
dav1965
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In 2006 i was the lead welder at a Cummings plant. When things were made i would send them to the paint department and i would get Anthony to paint everything for me. He was the best painter.In late 2007 i was made to take the leed electricians job. The lead electrician was promoted to something else and i was forced to take the job.
About 1 month later Anthony came to talk to me and he was having problems with his 2 girls. He wanted to move out of the hood and get his kids away from the gangs.
He was a great worker and painter so i told him he could come to work on the weekends and see how things go. Anthony worked as hard as i could and when an electrician job came open i told Anthony to put in for the job.
I talked my boss into hiring him. He did great work starting as a helper and moving up. He finally moved out in the country and away from town.
Everything was great for Anthony and his family. In 2009 he left Friday and when he came back Monday his neck looked like a Bucks in rut it was huge.
I took him to the doctor that mourning and 10 days later he was dead. His family lost the house and his youngest daughter age 14 got pregnant and then about 4 months later the 16 year old was shot and killed.
I heard today that his wife had a stroke and died. She was around 48 or so. Its hard to believe when 1 hard working person died his whole family came apart.
There is not many people who could work as hard as i did back then and he was 1 or 4 that i could count on.[:(]
It was hard watching his family fall back to the old life after Anthony died. Black or white he was one of the few i had respect for. He never complained about 100 hour+ work week.
I forgot when but his youngest daughter died also. All that is left is his grand baby and i never met him.
About 1 month later Anthony came to talk to me and he was having problems with his 2 girls. He wanted to move out of the hood and get his kids away from the gangs.
He was a great worker and painter so i told him he could come to work on the weekends and see how things go. Anthony worked as hard as i could and when an electrician job came open i told Anthony to put in for the job.
I talked my boss into hiring him. He did great work starting as a helper and moving up. He finally moved out in the country and away from town.
Everything was great for Anthony and his family. In 2009 he left Friday and when he came back Monday his neck looked like a Bucks in rut it was huge.
I took him to the doctor that mourning and 10 days later he was dead. His family lost the house and his youngest daughter age 14 got pregnant and then about 4 months later the 16 year old was shot and killed.
I heard today that his wife had a stroke and died. She was around 48 or so. Its hard to believe when 1 hard working person died his whole family came apart.
There is not many people who could work as hard as i did back then and he was 1 or 4 that i could count on.[:(]
It was hard watching his family fall back to the old life after Anthony died. Black or white he was one of the few i had respect for. He never complained about 100 hour+ work week.
I forgot when but his youngest daughter died also. All that is left is his grand baby and i never met him.
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In 2006 i was the lead welder at a Cummings plant.
[:D]
I hate the saying buts its all we have to explain it away
sometimes bad things happen to good people
Lord have mercy on the working man.
Damn tough life for that family..[V][V]
I do not remember what it was.
I know he had life insurance but i do not know how much. I do know his wife worked at a rest home while he was working.
I think he had 1 year base pay around 35,000 for free and i do not know if he had any extra.