Posted on 09/13/2009 5:20:07 PM PDT by HorowitzianConservative
On Friday morning, 61 year old Mike Fuoss went to work at his sand and gravel pit in rural central Michigan just like he always did. Fuoss, who kept a fairly low public profile, was not a public figure in the small town of Owosso, Michigan, despite the fact that he also owned a construction company, developed a subdivision, and partnered with a few locals who had started small businesses, including a small community newspaper.
And despite the fact that he would be the victim of a murder by a killer who would become a national story, Mike Fuoss wouldn’t get much notice when he died, either.
That Friday, Fuoss was working at his desk, when a burly bearded man who looked like a character from Deliverance burst into his office, and emptied his pistol into Fuoss, killing him. Hours later, Owosso police would arrest truck driver Harlan Drake for murder. Drake admitted a grudge against Fuoss over some family business issues.
Sunday, “Pro-life” leaders and activists held a candlelight vigil for a shooting victim of Harlan Drake. But it wasn’t for Mike Fuoss.
(Excerpt) Read more at newsrealblog.com ...
Very interesting article.
RIP Mike Fuoss.
It sucks that even when his passing is acknowledged, it has to be slurred by dragging him into an event that he was totally uninvolved (the abortion controversy).
This isn’t the country that I grew up in...
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.