Retired janitor saves $1 million, then donates it to the college he worked at when he died.
By Carol Crump Tuesday, September 22, 2009 3:09 PM MDT
Bob Durst was the Casper College custodian in the blue jump suit and bow tie that every student, staff member and instructor recognized. He’d sometimes reach into his own pocket to help out a student in need with $10 or $20. When he retired in 2007 at the age of 86 after 27 years of driving his roller and paint brush touched-up Chevy Caprice to work every day, a classified staff award was named in his honor. “He never took vacation,” remembered Sharon Bell, Casper College Human Resources Director. “‘I don’t need to have one, give them to somebody else,’ he would say.”
When Durst died on January 20, the World War II Navy veteran who lost his right eye during his military service, left his entire estate to the college. The unrestricted gift totaled $1,074,600.
“He was a great friend to many of us and his legacy will continue,” said Paul Hallock, executive director of the Casper College Foundation. “I remember him saying, ‘use the money wisely.’”
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NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. (KABC) — The loss of two dozen jobs ignites a demonstration outside a North Hollywood Toyota Dealership on Friday. Hundreds of janitors turned out to protest the layoffs.
It was a protest for jobs, a precious resource in this tough economy. Janitors are outraged after many of them were laid off from their jobs providing janitorial service for Toyota’s National Sales and Marketing Headquarters in Torrance.
“I think it’s really unfair,” said laid-off janitor Josefina Galindo.
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