Posted on 08/06/2007 11:21:49 AM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Dunwoody College is offering to help pay tuition for Jeremy Hernandez, the Interstate 35W bridge's school bus rescue hero.
Jeremy told reporters at a news conference that his financial difficulties forced him to drop out of Dunwoody. He aspired to be an automotive mechanic.
Dunwoody received many phone calls and e-mails after the news conference from alumni and staff encouraging the college to help Jeremy with school. In response, the College responded with an e-mail to alumni and faculty that stated its intention to help Jeremy re-enroll at Dunwoody
An e-mail issued by the Dunwoody administration to staff and alumni said the following:
"Jeremy Hernandez is a hero. His quick thinking and composure in an emergency and commitment to the children in his care have inspired us all. He is exactly the type of individual that our founder, William Dunwoody, had in mind when he envisioned our College. We would be proud to welcome Jeremy back should he choose to return to Dunwoody."
Jeremy, a former Dunwoody student, led 60 other students to safety after the bus that they had been on plunged down when I-35W's bridge over the Mississippi river collapsed.
"I just remember grabbing them and putting them down, grabbing them and putting them down. They're like my brothers, my little sisters," Hernandez said of the kids. "I've been working here for five years, I feel like they're part of me. Everyday I come I come to see their smiles."
Awesome! thanks for posting this one - I love to hear the occasional happy ending story!
“That man stands in good stead with the Lord and I want to decorate him.”
-Gen. Pattpn
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Hand salute to a genuine hero and a just reward.
Thank you for posting such a great story.....
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Made my morning!
I am favorably impressed!
That’s not an easy thing to do.
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