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THE MOST DEPENDABLE GAVIN GRAY

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THIS IS MY STORY OF GAVIN GRAY.  WRITTEN BY HIS BOSS OF 6 YEARS ERIC BOUDREAU.   GAVIN STARTED WORKING WITH MY SMALL ELECTRICAL COMPANY LIKE ELECTRIC AT THE TIME.  WE WERE DOING MOTEL 6 REMODELS AND WE NEEDED SOME TEMPARARY LABOR.  HE WAS HIRED ON AND RIGHT FROM THE START WE CALLED HIM OUR DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH.  HE DIDN'T LOOK GREAT BUT MAN HE KNEW HOW TO BE AN ELECTRICIAN.  WE HIRED GAVIN FULL TIME.  ALMOST FROM THE START GAVIN SHOWED HIMSELF AS BEING THE MOST DEPENDABLE EMPLOYEE I HAVE EVER HAD.  

GAVIN HAS FOLLOWED ME FROM MY PARTNERSHIP WITH LIKE ELECTRIC TO 4 STAR ELECTRIC, TO INNOVATIVE LIGHTING AND DESIGN TO MY NEW VENTURE AZ CUSTOM CONSTRUCTION.  HE HAS HAD MANY OPPORTUNITIES TO LEAVE FOR WHAT I HAVE SEEN TO BE BETTER OPPORTUNITIES THAN WHAT HE HAD WITH ME.  HE HAS STAYED WITH ME STATING HE WANTED TO BUILD A COMPANY WITH ME.   A COMPANY THAT HE WOULD BE PROUD OF.  

OVER THE LAST 6 YEARS GAVIN AND I HAVE BECOME CLOSE.  NOT SO MUCH IN A PERSONAL MANNER.  THOUGH WE BOTH HAVE SHARED ABOUT OUR FAMILIES.  HIS JOY OF HIS GRANDKIDS AND MY JOY OF MY FAMILY.  I STATE MY JOY OF MY FAMILY BECAUSE GAVIN MORE THAN ANY ONE PERSON HAS ENABLED ME TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH MY FAMILY.

SICK OR JUST TIRED GAVIN ALWAYS WORKED.  ALWAYS WAS THE ONE TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY TO HELP ME TRY AND BUILD OUR COMPANY.  GAVIN CAN NO LONGER ANSWER THE PREVERBIAL BELL.  GAVIN BECAME ILL IN DECEMBER OF LAST YEAR.  IN GAVIN FASHION IT TOOK HIM TILL LATE JANRUARY BEFORE GETTING CHECKED OUT.    WELL GAVIN HAS NOT WORKED SINCE.  AT FIRST THEY SAID HE HAD FLUID IN HIS LUNGS.    HE HAD SURGERY AND THEY FOUND A GROWTH.  BECAUSE OF THE WONDERFUL HEALTH CARE AND THE DENIAL OF HIM BEING TREATED IT HAS TAKEN TIL NOW JUNE 13, 2016 TO FIND OUT THAT HE HAS STAGE 4 NON-SMALL CELL LUNG CANCER.  

FEBRUARY THRU THE END OF MAY MY PARTNERS AND I HAVE CONTINUED TO PAY GAVIN HIS SALARY.  WE DID NOT WANT TO LET HIM WORRY ABOUT HIS FINANCIAL SITUATION WITH HIS LIVING COSTS.  I AM WRITING THIS AND ASKING FOR HELP BECAUSE WE ARE UNABLE TO CONTINUE THIS.  HE IS NOT ASKING FOR HELP BUT I AM ASKING FOR HELP FOR HIM.  HE REALLY IS AN IMPORTANT PERSON TO ME.  IT IS HARD TO EXPLAIN BUT FOR MOST OF YOU THAT KNOW ME AND KNOW GAVIN I THINK YOU DO UNDERSTAND.  

I AM ASKING YOU TO DONATE ANYTHING YOU CAN.  ANY DOLLAR AMOUNT.  I KNOW HE HAS SHARED WITH ME THAT JUST TO GET HIS TREATMENTS HE NEEDS TO MEET HIS DEDUCTIBLE FIRST WHICH IS 10K.  EVERYTIME HE GOES IN FOR HIS CHEMOTHEROPY IT COSTS HIM.  I AM NOT SURE OF THE AMOUNTS.  IF YOU WANT TO KNOW EMAIL ME AND I WILL ASK HIM.  I JUST WANT HIM TO GET BETTER IF POSSIBLE.  AND THE LESS STRESS HE HAS ABOUT FINANCES THE BETTER.  

THANK YOU FOR READING THIS AND I THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY DONATION OR ANY PRAYER.  

ERIC BOUDREAU
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  • Jamie Brown
    • $25 
    • 8 yrs
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Eric Boudreau
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Chandler, AZ
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