On the porch of his home south of Rock Hill, Albert “Jabo” Ferrell sits down for a minute to talk about great people. To find Jabo sitting down is rare, because this 81-year-old guy has worked construction all his life. Still does.
But Jabo sits for a minute because he is throwing a party today at his house that just over 11 months ago was nothing but rubble on top of his head.
Jabo Ferrell and his wife, Judy, and the whole family want to thank an entire community for helping them after the Nov. 16, 2011, tornado.
“I didn’t ask anybody, I didn’t tell anybody; people just showed up every day for so long,” Ferrell said. “How do you say things that are beyond imagination? What people did for us, it just is too much for words. Those people are just great.”
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