Author Topic: Wisconsin native J.J. Watt donates $10,000 to fallen firefighter's family  (Read 635 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline TomSea

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 40,432
  • Gender: Male
  • All deserve a trial if accused
Quote
Wisconsin native J.J. Watt donates $10,000 to fallen firefighter's family

MADISON, Wis. — Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt has donated $10,000 to help the family of a Wisconsin firefighter killed in an explosion.

A natural gas leak in downtown Sun Prairie led to an explosion Tuesday evening that claimed the life of Sun Prairie Fire Department Capt. Cory Barr. He leaves behind a wife and 3-year-old twin daughters.

Kate Cichy, a spokeswoman for GoFundMe, said in a news release Wednesday evening that Watt has donated $10,000 to the GoFundMe for Barr’s family. She added that the Sun Prairie community has already raised nearly $70,000 for the family.

Read more at: https://www.foxsports.com/wisconsin/story/wisconsin-native-j-j-watt-donates-10000-to-fallen-firefighters-family-071218

He's been generous with hurricane victims and I believe with the victims at Santa Fe High, now he turns his attention to his home state.  There are likely, a number of other things he has done of which we do not know.

Online LadyLiberty

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 1,682
  • Gender: Female
He has a real soft spot for firefighters since his father is one.  He spent a lot of time with "iron Bill" Dowling after he was injured in a fire in Houston (Dowling pass away last year). 

https://twitter.com/jjwatt/status/839310652799922176url

I have a few otherstories but typing with thumbs takes too long.  Let's just say that the Watts did a great job raising three fine men.