77-year-old crossing guard with winning $1M lottery ticket will keep working

Comment #19

DELotteryPlyr — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:57:57 GMT

I agree, most people will just congratulate him on the win.

Comment #18

Artist77 — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 15:00:34 GMT

Very true.

Comment #17

Ron5995 — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:40:20 GMT

Congrats on his win. I doubt he will have any issues continuing to work. He didn't win $1 million, but rather $536,227. Advertising jackpots that aren't immediately payable in the full amount (ie. annuity) is very deceptive marketing. Though it used to be worse decades ago.

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Comment #16

eddessaknight — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:34:12 GMT

Artist, entre nous, your reasoning makes sense-

The secret of change is to focus all of your energy, not on fighting the old, but on building the new. - Socrates

Bonne Chance-

Eddessa_Knight

Comment #15

realtorjim — Sat, 21 Oct 2017 00:04:21 GMT

I believe the reference is the at will employee clause, a labor law for contractual relationships in which an employee can be dismissed by an employer for any reason without just cause , and without warning. However, my opinion is this reservation would not trump a provable discriminatory action by an employer against an employee, especially in California.

Comment #14

Cassie8620 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 21:59:18 GMT

i am so very happy for him. Late 70s. I am praying he live another great 10 to 20 yrs. some do so he has

a LONG time, each waking day and night to enjoy the comfort of Financial-Security,and great health i hope.

He deserves it. WTG! Congrats...Love Yolanda Vega there in NYC .I know she always seem so jovial and nice when i one time

went to visit N.Y.C. and my friend from college was showing me her and she was saying, This is Yolanda Vega!!! and have a great or good night.

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Comment #13

Artist77 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:16:13 GMT

Watcha talking about Willis? ????? It say what in what application

Comment #12

Artist77 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 19:12:46 GMT

I agree. Anyway after taxes, he will have $300,000 or so. He is hardly going to create a disruption in the workplace. Now if he won $500 million plus, it might be a risk for him. I could see some nut saying I 'll abduct this child by you, unless you pay me x dollars. It does not mean the criminal would get away with it, but he would have to find another location to try to anonymously work as a crossing guard. He would become a target otherwise.

Comment #11

haymaker — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:41:38 GMT

There's no company involved here. He's probably an employee of the school district.

Furthermore it's part time and seasonal.

He's likely to keep the job as long as he wants it and has his wits about him.

Comment #10

noise-gate — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 18:32:47 GMT

Ok, let's say you right. What were you fired for? Please don't say you have not. I can almost hear your throat tightening up, and having your back against the wagonwheel. So confess.

Comment #9

CDanaT — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:22:02 GMT

Congrats Mr Mrs Heath. Enjoy your newly acquired wealth for years to come.

Comment #8

wander73 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 17:17:01 GMT

Wrong. Companies can do anything they want. It says it in the application no matter if it says that they can't discriminate companies are not loyal to people anymore trust me.

Comment #7

noise-gate — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 16:43:57 GMT

Whether the company finds out about his win or not, it is none of their business attempting to sunset Mr Heath. if he has been doing a fine job for 16 years, what's the need? Doing that could lead to an unwanted lawsuit.Companies today have to be extra careful on how they treat the elderly.Trying that sort of thing out here, can be a recipe for disaster.

Comment #6

ekem6078 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 15:54:22 GMT

Congrats Mr. Heath. WTG

Comment #5

wander73 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:52:09 GMT

I wouldn't work anymore. The company eventually finds out and they will offer him some type of retirement. People think companies will commit to the workers not anymore.

Comment #4

OneTrickpony — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:27:23 GMT

That is just awesome! Congratulations to the Heaths

Comment #3

noise-gate — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:14:04 GMT

Wonderful news for the Heaths. May they live long prosper.

77 years young huh, reminds me of the 77 year old UPS delivery man in Detriot * l think. Has 50 odd years driving for them, and not a single ticket or an accident in all those years.Still working for them.

They don't make them like that anymore.

Comment #2

music* — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:43:53 GMT

May the Heaths live long and prosper! Richard and Beverly Heath have now seen how the tax man is their silent partner.

Comment #1

loonasee2 — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:32:10 GMT

^5 congrats

77-year-old crossing guard with winning $1M lottery ticket will keep working

Lottery Post — Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:15:55 GMT

For Richard Heath, there is only one way to start the workday: with lottery tickets.

Heath, a 77-year-old Syracuse native, said he became a school crossing guard after he retired from his job as a Pennzoil truck driver in 2001. He buys a handful of $2 scratch-off tickets every morning from a gas station in the Valley before helping children safely get to school.

Over the last 16 years, Heath said he has gotten lucky occasionally scratching off $40 or $100 winning tickets.

But he never e... [ More ]