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LSU FIJI alumni pay off mortgage of cook at LSU fraternity house
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:36 am
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:36 am
Feel good story of the day to spread the Easter cheer.
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Jessie Hamilton was serenaded by a group of men she cared for as college students 30 years ago, as she walked outside her home to a surprise 74th birthday party. Many of the men drove across state lines with their wives, children and dogs to show just how much of an impact Hamilton had on their lives.
About a dozen members of Phi Gamma Delta, better known as Fiji, and their families surprised Hamilton Saturday with the money to pay off her mortgage for her 74th birthday.
Hamilton started working at the age of 14 in 1961 with her mother, cleaning houses. She says she has worked two or more jobs since then to make ends meet and care for her family.
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Will Rainey, a Fiji brother who attended LSU in the mid to late ’80s, said the brothers formed a special bond with Hamilton that’s hard to explain.
When she worked at the fraternity house, brothers could depend on Hamilton for rides to the grocery store and the doctor, Andrew Fusaiotti said. She was a warm smile and warm meal every day for 14 years, and that left an impression on the college students she cared for, even 30 years later.
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Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:36 am to LoneStar23
Elitist privileged white supremacists at work
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:37 am to LoneStar23
Damn, someone's cutting onions.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:38 am to LoneStar23
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This post was edited on 4/26/21 at 3:56 pm
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:38 am to LoneStar23
My grandad was Fiji
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:40 am to Cosmo
Just enjoy what they did Cosmo. Feel good story on Easter
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:41 am to LoneStar23
Something tells me most of the people in this picture weren’t Fijis at LSU.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:42 am to LoneStar23
It’s nice to see a story posted here like this instead of the doom and gloom that’s usually posted.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 8:49 am to LoneStar23
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every day for 14 years
How many of the boys were there for all 14 years?
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:23 am to LoneStar23
The white guy had to sidle up to the front for the photo.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:27 am to PolarPop5
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How many of the boys were there for all 14 years?
It did say FIJI
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:29 am to LoneStar23
That’s a great story to read on a Easter Sunday morning. Good to see that her genuine kindness and caring led them to still remember her 30 years later. Sweet.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:32 am to LoneStar23
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Andrew Fusaiotti
Went to high school and LSU with him. Still consider him a friend albeit we haven’t spoken in a long time.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:35 am to LoneStar23
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Fusaiotti and 90 brothers raised $51,765 for Hamilton. On average, each brother donated between $600 and $1,000
Awesome story... but I am not following this math
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:39 am to yaherrdme
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Awesome story... but I am not following this math
Yeah, 51,765/90 is less than 600. Oh well. Journalism math.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:42 am to LoneStar23
An inspirational and heartwarming story that will not go beyond the reach of Baton Rouge newspapers.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:44 am to LoneStar23
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Jessie Hamilton, who is black, was serenaded by a group of mostly white men she cared for as college students 30 years ago.
FIFY
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:48 am to yaherrdme
They paid the mortgage and cut her a check for like 6000
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:53 am to LoneStar23
Nice story and I'm glad the brothers were willing to donate to a good cause. This poor lady would have been working until she died to pay her house off.
Posted on 4/4/21 at 9:56 am to arseinclarse
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Elitist privileged white supremacists at work
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This is not enough!!!!
They need to pay for all black students books
Yall are some miserable mother frickers, damn
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