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TOP STORY OF THE DAY, brought to you free by WICU: Brazil veteran thankful for roof project efforts
Monday, February 1, 2021
By JOEY BENNETT, Times Editor
Workers from Honest Abe Roofing in Terre Haute tear off the roof of Terry Batchelors Brazil home.
Joey Bennett photo
Like pretty much everyone, the year 2020 was not a good one for Brazil resident Terry Batchelor.
He had gall bladder surgery, then a week later he suffered a stroke. Along the way, the roof of his home on North Meridian Street developed some holes that allowed rainwater to leak down into the house.
Tuesday, December 22, 2020
By JOEY BENNETT, Times Editor
Thanks to a $1,000 donation pledge from Brazil American Legion Post 2, the Mary T. Klinker Veterans Resource Center in Lafayette is now within $1,500 of reaching a fund-raising goal of $6,000.
The money will be used to pay for materials to provide a roof for the home of Brazil resident Terry Batchelor, one of eight siblings who have all served in the military.
Batchelor is currently recovering from a stroke in a house with a leaky roof, requiring plastic tote buckets to be placed on the floor to catch rainwater.
Family members and volunteers will construct the new roof once the materials are purchased.