Arthur St. John, who at 96 was the oldest employee of a New England grocery chain and among its most beloved, died awhile back, but I just today heard his story and thought it worthy of sharing.
He had worked as a part-time bagger in the Stratham store of Market Basket for 26 years. He was the oldest employee working at any of the supermarket chain’s 77 locations in Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine - and one of the most popular.
Store Manager Dean Clevesy tells the story that customers would wait in line to talk to him when other lines were open. St. John worked mill jobs and at a nursing home before joining Market Basket. He worked alongside his brother Oscar, who died in 2012.
In 2014, a feud between two cousins over the family-run chain prompted an employee walkout and a customer boycott. St. John was among the part-time workers whose hours were cut. A young customer started a GoFundMe campaign to help him pay his bills, and it raised more than $7,000.
I have no personal connection to Arthur, but I love stories like this about guys who refuse to give up and work until they can't work anymore...
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$7k won't pay many bills in todays economy. But a black teen murderer can raise millions.
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