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From the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3-21-2012, comes this story, which is poignant and yet give me hope that there are some people in the world who are selfless, honest, and willing to go the extra mile for other people.
Dan O'Leary, the city manager of Keller, Tex. (pop. 27,000), faced with severe budget problems, was unable to avoid the sad job of handing out pink slips. For instance, he determined that one of Keller's three city managers had to go, and in April, he laid himself off. According to a March Fort Worth Star-Telegram report, O'Leary neither intended to retire nor had other offers pending nor had aroused negative suspicions as to motive. That is, he simply realized the city could be managed more cost-effectively by the two lower-paid officials.
Garnered from the "News of the Weird" email from Sunday 6 May.
For his actions, I have to nominate Mr. O'Leary as my "Brick of the Day" (with a nod to Fr. MadPriest)
Dan O'Leary, the city manager of Keller, Tex. (pop. 27,000), faced with severe budget problems, was unable to avoid the sad job of handing out pink slips. For instance, he determined that one of Keller's three city managers had to go, and in April, he laid himself off. According to a March Fort Worth Star-Telegram report, O'Leary neither intended to retire nor had other offers pending nor had aroused negative suspicions as to motive. That is, he simply realized the city could be managed more cost-effectively by the two lower-paid officials.
Garnered from the "News of the Weird" email from Sunday 6 May.
For his actions, I have to nominate Mr. O'Leary as my "Brick of the Day" (with a nod to Fr. MadPriest)
