“I said one night, ‘To heck with it. I got a family to support, a job to keep, so I’m out of here,'” he recalled. “I just walked out my door and ever since I’ve been doing without even thinking.
Steve Simoff’s is a hero of mine! This story really touched my heart. This is the second story in recent months we have had of men walking miles to work, to put food on their table. We also have seen the generosity of many people come forward in both stories!
The 61-year-old custodian treks 35 miles each way to and from his job at Lakeside Casino in Osceola, hitching rides when he can, but hoofing it most, or sometimes all, of the way. He’s been making the long walks since 2006, when he had car trouble and his wife had a stroke. To keep the paychecks, he had to get to work, with or without a car.
The sacrifices many make to put food on their table……we must not forget…….many of us are spoiled………
A GoFundMe page set up for Simoff by a woman in Florida after The Des Moines Register wrote about him has raised more than $15,000, more than enough for Simoff to fix his car or get a new one.
Read are other post about a man walking to work and then given a new car, click on the headline:
PRAISE GOD! Man Who Walks 21 Miles To and From Work, Given New Car!
