Wednesday, August 11, 2010

Bridge Painter

The daily news is filled with so many horrible stories, it's kind of nice to read a simple human interest story.

This guy, Harry Fogel, worked on the original Golden Gate Bridge, Bay Bridge, and even the Carquinez Bridge. He's 97 now and living in Citrus Heights.

As the SF Chronicle story states (here), "He is a laconic man, one of those ordinary people who did extraordinary work." Fascinating stuff!

That's Henry on the right.

1 comment:

Doreen said...

I'm getting dizzy just looking at that photograph. I don't know how people can work that high. I have horrible screaming feelings when I think of heights. I can't look down or I feel like I'm falling.