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Thursday, August 09, 2007

i think i'm in LOVE

Bridge Hero Gets Offer: Paid Tuition

By ELLEN BARRY

Among the dozens of wrenching accounts to come out of the collapse of the Interstate 35W bridge in Minneapolis, the actions of 20-year-old Jeremy Hernandez were a bright spot: Trapped in a tipping school bus with 50 children, he kicked open the back door and began helping them one by one to safety. Within a day, news outlets across the country were repeating the story of the school bus, along with a sad footnote — that Mr. Hernandez had recently been forced to drop out of an automotive repair program because he could not afford the $15,000 tuition.
That has changed. On Saturday, Mr. Hernandez learned that Dunwoody College of Technology had offered him a full scholarship toward a degree in applied science.......


...........Mr. Hernandez was not available to comment on the offer; Ms. Schwartz said he left town for northern Minnesota late on Friday, overwhelmed by the attention and concerned that his co-workers were being overlooked. He spent the weekend fishing. When President Bush’s staff contacted him to request a photo opportunity, “He was just, like, ‘Nope,’ ” she said........

(sounds like a REAL hero to me. oh, not just about ignoring king george. i mean his concern about his co-workers)

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Yeah, this is a BIG story here . . . he slighted the president and for that, I think they ought to give him a medal.

Neil Shakespeare said...

I agree. Heroism and Humility are a great fit, aren't they? Of course Bush doesn't know a damn thing about either one.

Unknown said...

rick and neil, i loved this story. the whole thing. the kid really WAS humble