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Contractor helps family.(THE GOODNESS OF AMERICA)(Scott McClurg)

The New American

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The Luchsinger family of Onondaga Hill, New York, had undergone some severe trials. First their dairy farm was destroyed by fire, and then the father of the family, Jamie Luchsinger, was diagnosed with ALS, a usually fatal disease characterized by a wasting away of the muscles, popularly called Lou Gehrig's disease.

The Luchsinger family contacted local contractor Scott McClurg of nearby Marcellus to get an estimate on putting in a handicap-access bathroom. But, as McClurg told the Camillus Advocate & Solvay-Geddes Express (Onondaga County, New York): "Once inside, I realized [the house] needed a lot more. I went back and asked some of my employees if they could volunteer some time to this project, and not one of them said no. They couldn't wait to help."

The team of volunteers led by McClurg worked on the Luchsinger home for three weeks. Some of them put in over 100 hours on the project. As work progressed around the clock during that time, the men installed two new bathrooms, a new kitchen, flooring, a new electrical system, sheetrock, insulation, windows, and lighting fixtures. Moving outside, they even did landscaping and ...

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