Veteran gifted new roof from Habitat for Humanity: ‘It was like winning the lottery’
A local veteran received a much-needed gift from Habitat for Humanity this week. Air Force veteran and retired Will County Sheriff’s deputy Bruce Suggs said his prayers had been answered when he was gifted a new roof for his home.
THORNTON, Ill. – There’s a new roof going up on a house in south suburban Thornton.
Normally, that’s not big news. But under this new roof, a remarkable story played out involving a military veteran with an ill granddaughter who got a helping hand from a local contractor.
Bruce Suggs gets emotional when he talks about what his family is going through. Suggs spent six years in the Air Force, including action in the Gulf…
