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Good morning my loyal fans lol
well my hubby has just gone to work and im still waking up, its gone very cold here now it is really feeling like winter. still not long now till spring. mind you the plants had been coming up way too early and alot will be killed off when these frosts really set in. it had been too mild really.
heres a heart warming story of bravery in new york that my hubby showed me this morning that i said there should be more men like him in the world and he sounded jeaulous or somthing and said yeah what a guy. what kind of reation was that! any way here it is for ya all.
New York's 'Subway Superman' has roots in Pensacola
Reginald T. Dogan (taken from
Unless you live under a rock, you've probably heard about the "Subway Superman."He's the New York construction worker who jumped on a subway track in front of an oncoming train to save a young man who had suffered a seizure. He covered the man's body in the gutter and allowed the train to run above them.What you probably didn't know is that this modern-day Superman, Wesley Autrey, was born in Pensacola in 1957 at Our Lady of Angels, a Catholic hospital for black people during segregation.His miracle moment began on Jan. 2, a normal winter day in New York, as he took his daughters to meet his mother before he went to work.After his heroic moment on the tracks, Wesley refused to seek treatment at the hospital and went to work on his construction job as if nothing happened.The man he saved, Cameron Hollopeter, 20, was treated for the seizure and minor injuries.I caught up with Wesley by telephone in Harlem, N.Y., a day after his Tuesday appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in Los Angeles.Everyone thinks he's a hero -- except himself."I don't feel like a hero," the 50-year-old Navy veteran said. "The real heroes are the ones who are fighting in Iraq overseas."Since he left his Hatton Street home and moved to Brewton, Ala., at age 4, Wesley doesn't remember much about Pensacola.But extended family members who live here remember him and are abuzz about his valiant deed.Pensacola resident Shirley Crenshaw White is Wesley's second cousin. Her late mother and Wesley's late grandmother were sisters.Shirley, 67, saw her cousin on "The Late Show with David Letterman" for the first time since he was a little boy living in Pensacola."We're real proud of him," she said. "Any and everybody in my family would have done the same thing to help. That's just the way we are."Shirley works for Southern Botanicals Landscape Contracting and attends St. Joseph Catholic Church. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1957.She remembers Wesley as a child."He was just like he was on television -- always talking, outgoing and friendly," she said. "He's the spitting image of his father."Wesley's father, Robert Autrey, still lives in Brewton. Wesley lived there until age 12, when he moved with his mother to New York.It's been a long time since Robert last saw or talked to his son. But like the rest of America, he is so proud."I'm not surprised he had the nerve to do it," his father said. "He took after me. Sometimes, you have to take a chance in life."But Wesley did more than take a chance. He risked life and limb.Even though Wesley downplayed his bravery and courage as something anybody would do, the sad reality is that the subway station was crowded with people at the time."I came from a good Christian family," said Wesley, who has three children and two grandchildren. "My mom raised me to live a good life and help people when you can."Wesley's daring story has put him in the national spotlight. In addition to appearing with DeGeneres and Letterman, he has been on several daytime talk shows. He will be on the "Oprah Winfrey Show'' later this month.His telephone rings constantly. Some callers are complete strangers so moved by his heroics that they offer rewards.New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg honored him at City Hall. Donald Trump rewarded him with a $10,000 check. His daughters received college scholarships.
Reginald T. Dogan (taken from
Unless you live under a rock, you've probably heard about the "Subway Superman."He's the New York construction worker who jumped on a subway track in front of an oncoming train to save a young man who had suffered a seizure. He covered the man's body in the gutter and allowed the train to run above them.What you probably didn't know is that this modern-day Superman, Wesley Autrey, was born in Pensacola in 1957 at Our Lady of Angels, a Catholic hospital for black people during segregation.His miracle moment began on Jan. 2, a normal winter day in New York, as he took his daughters to meet his mother before he went to work.After his heroic moment on the tracks, Wesley refused to seek treatment at the hospital and went to work on his construction job as if nothing happened.The man he saved, Cameron Hollopeter, 20, was treated for the seizure and minor injuries.I caught up with Wesley by telephone in Harlem, N.Y., a day after his Tuesday appearance on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" in Los Angeles.Everyone thinks he's a hero -- except himself."I don't feel like a hero," the 50-year-old Navy veteran said. "The real heroes are the ones who are fighting in Iraq overseas."Since he left his Hatton Street home and moved to Brewton, Ala., at age 4, Wesley doesn't remember much about Pensacola.But extended family members who live here remember him and are abuzz about his valiant deed.Pensacola resident Shirley Crenshaw White is Wesley's second cousin. Her late mother and Wesley's late grandmother were sisters.Shirley, 67, saw her cousin on "The Late Show with David Letterman" for the first time since he was a little boy living in Pensacola."We're real proud of him," she said. "Any and everybody in my family would have done the same thing to help. That's just the way we are."Shirley works for Southern Botanicals Landscape Contracting and attends St. Joseph Catholic Church. She graduated from St. Joseph High School in 1957.She remembers Wesley as a child."He was just like he was on television -- always talking, outgoing and friendly," she said. "He's the spitting image of his father."Wesley's father, Robert Autrey, still lives in Brewton. Wesley lived there until age 12, when he moved with his mother to New York.It's been a long time since Robert last saw or talked to his son. But like the rest of America, he is so proud."I'm not surprised he had the nerve to do it," his father said. "He took after me. Sometimes, you have to take a chance in life."But Wesley did more than take a chance. He risked life and limb.Even though Wesley downplayed his bravery and courage as something anybody would do, the sad reality is that the subway station was crowded with people at the time."I came from a good Christian family," said Wesley, who has three children and two grandchildren. "My mom raised me to live a good life and help people when you can."Wesley's daring story has put him in the national spotlight. In addition to appearing with DeGeneres and Letterman, he has been on several daytime talk shows. He will be on the "Oprah Winfrey Show'' later this month.His telephone rings constantly. Some callers are complete strangers so moved by his heroics that they offer rewards.New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg honored him at City Hall. Donald Trump rewarded him with a $10,000 check. His daughters received college scholarships.
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