eventually he figured out that that was a trip to nowhere, so he started taking money less so he could start to save. and he did. and after five years, he got his citizenship and brought my father over at the age of 7. he ended up continuing to work in those mines until he was 72 years old. digging coal. i'll never forget the first time i saw someone who had died. it was my grandfather. and i knelt next to his coffin and all i could do is eye level, look at his hands. they were enormous hands. and all i could think was those hands dug freedom for me. and so to honor him, i went to somerset county, because i believe foundationally, while the economy is in horrible