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25-DEC-2005 Gayle

December 25

Salvadore, from Mexico, came to New Orleans to work. The company he came with left him stranded, he knows not one person in New Orleans. We brought him to our home today so that he would not have to spend Christmas alone. There are thousands more just like him in the Metro area today. Most all of them have been left stranded, it's rather sad. I also think that the large companies that leave these people here stranded should be held acccountable.

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Guest 30-Dec-2005 04:13
Great portrait, heart warming story. You must have had a wonderful celebration.
Breland27-Dec-2005 03:18
Excellent portrait Gayle. I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas.
Gayle P. Clement26-Dec-2005 14:56
It looks as though he had a merry Christmas, thanks to you. The guitar must have added a bit of joy for all.
Herb 26-Dec-2005 14:09
Nice image
Coleen Perilloux Landry26-Dec-2005 11:56
Wow, and he plays the guitar, too. How nice of you to take him in for Christmas. I sought out the Mexicans to do my walls and painting and they were excellent. However, they all had local contacts so were not stranded. Nice portrait of him.