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Out of tragedy such as the Minnesota bridge collapse comes true hero stories that can soften the heart of even the most cynical. This is one of those stories.
20-year-old Jeremy Hernandez who had recently been forced to drop out of an automotive repair program because he couldn’t afford the $15,000 tuition, was working for Pillsbury United Communities as a gym coordinator for their summer program. Hernandez was on a school bus full of kids on the bridge during the collapse.
The bus was teetering on an edge when Hernandez kicked open the back door of the bus and helped each one of the kids on board to safety. Since then Hernandez, through PUC has been inundated with emails from all over the country lauding his actions on that day. He also found out that he would be receiving a full scholarship from the Dunwoody College of Technology which offered him a full scholarship toward a degree in applied science.
It gets even better. Even Bush tried to get in on the goodwill and setup a photo op with Mr. Hernandez.
“We’re all very emotional about this,” said Molly Schwartz, communications director for Pillsbury United Communities. When she sat with Mr. Hernandez on Friday and read him e-mail messages from across the country, she said, “His eyes are just getting bigger and bigger — ‘California. You’re kidding.’ When we told him about the Dunwoody thing his eyes just got really wide.”
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.
Urge to write smart ass remark fading. Heart warming. Must find skanky celebrity upskirt to wash good feelings away.
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