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April 23, 2005
Senator Barbara Boxer
1700 Montgomery St. # 240
S.F. CA 94111
Re: Specter Asbestos Bailout Bill
Dear Senator Boxer:
I beg you please, vote against the Specter Asbestos
Bill. I lost my husband George on September 4,
2004. He was diagnosed on July 27 and
operated on at U.C.L.A. on Aug 28. It is a death sentence. The only reason
he chose surgery and radiation was to be able to stay with us a little
longer.
A short overview, he was 73 yrs young, no
one ever guessed him over 63. He never smoked one cigarette, worked
out every day of his grown life. Never drank and loved his family with his
whole heart.
His mom died at 94 his grandfather 107 and his dad 84
-- longevity he thought.
He did not want to sue. He
loved his employer and felt for sure they wouldn't have known he was in
danger. He worked for the company for 33 yrs and was exposed
as different areas including
while working as a carpenter.
In
one deposition there was
a memo from an officer of the company advising them to sell the product in
another state where there wasn't an active law yet. This is murder. If
we can't put these people in jail then their profits should be hurt. They
shouldn't be able to open a new company with a little different name and
not have to pay the people they file bankruptcy on. If I'm rambling it's
because I'm so angry all my words might seem jumbled. How would you feel
if your husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather was killed
because of ignorance and greed.
I was angry at how much he had to go through.
His pain was never below 8. He tried so hard but for all he went
through to have only 12 months doesn't seem
fair.
We treat druggies, sex offenders and murderers better
then he got.
Please, please don't let these people get off scott
free.
Thank you,
Mrs. George Lachapelle (Ruth)
Huntington Beach, CA
{ to read George
Lachapelle's medical profile, please
click here }
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