Thanks to him, hundreds have a roof and a meal tonight

[Omaha Steve]

Omaha has over 7 inches of snow on the ground from a storm today. Current temp 27. Not a good night to not have a roof over you and warm bed.

OS


KENT SIEVERS/THE WORLD-HERALD
Stephen Center CEO Del Bomberger in the cafeteria that is part of the center’s Pettigrew Emergency Shelter, which opened last year. After 13½ years leading and expanding the homeless shelter, Bomberger is retiring today, one of the few days of the year when, he says, a palpable sense of peace settles over the facility.

http://www.omaha.com/columnists/grace-thanks-to-him-hundreds-have-a-roof-and-a/article_f7398ba2-6aeb-5340-a9ad-4b5a5da37b3f.html

POSTED: THURSDAY, DECEMBER 24, 2015 12:30 AM | UPDATED: 12:45 PM, THU DEC 24, 2015.
By Erin Grace / World-Herald columnist

At some point today, a 66-year-old man will slip out of the Stephen Center. And leave for good.

Del Bomberger will gather the last of his things, including Dorothea Lange’s famous Depression-era photograph of the migrant mother he kept on his desk. He will say a few final goodbyes. Then Del will make his exit, driving away from the South Omaha homeless shelter where he has been for 13?½ years.

Many of the 200-some residents who call Stephen Center home might not even notice. When I told a woman with a cane exiting her shelter apartment that Del was going, her response was a humbling, “Who?!”

“The guy who built this place,” I said.

FULL story at link.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. This is a wonderful story, my dear Omaha Steve...

And it's perfect for tonight.

This gentleman has worked a miracle for these homeless people.

Merry Christmas, dear Steve..........

[slumcamper]

2. Cali Peg nails it--

a "miracle" befitting "merry Christmas." And merry Christmas to Cal Peg and all!

Can any of us imagine such comparable selfless commitment to the less fortunate by those who attend Trump rallies, tea party rallies, or cling to their guns, peculiar religion and Atlas Shrugged?

The moral dichotomy between the humane and inhumane in this country has become a chasm. Isn't it ironic how those who pretend to claim the high altar of righteousness are all too often so preoccupied with self that they lose grasp of the actual utility of their own self in the cause of improving the human condition?

Clearly, selfless actions of the individual when directed toward others can make the world a better place.

Ayn Rand is poison to the spirit of humanity.

Be kind. Do good.

Peace, all.

Thanks for posting, Steve.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

4. Thank you for your kind words, my dear slumcamper...

I am always working to live up to my sigline.

Merry Christmas to you and yours!

[slumcamper]

7. Your wishes embraced! And mine to you and yours!

Peace and love to you in the coming year. Stay strong and forthright--we need you here!

[Omaha Steve]

11. Merry Christmas dear Peggy

OS

[KentuckyWoman]

3. His face.

I could spend hours looking at his face. Like art..... there is just so much there.

What a dear man. I can't even fathom what all he's seen, felt, given.


Thanks for posting.

[slumcamper]

8. I admire you!

Such profound depth of empathy well-spoken. The world needs more people like you.

You deserve the merriest of Christmases!

(((HUGS)))

[FrodosPet]

5. This is what a hero looks like

We need a few million more like him.

[BeanMusical]

6. Kick and R

[KT2000]

9. What a good and humble man.

and a good example for us all.

[pablo_marmol]

10. Wow.

What a fantastic story, with fantastic timing!

[rhett o rick]

12. Merry Christmas Steve. Thanks for posting. nm