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Show ilSnMClongiKriiiid Miyfiw. A Kansu City Royals &n, Brennan vu selected to represent the town on "Higginsville Night at the Royals" on Aug. 13, 1992. "The community really tallied behind him," Schwarzer recalls. Nearly 700 townspeople attended the game to watch Brennan throw out the first pitch. "I liked doing it," he beams. When it comes to selling tickets for charitable . V"' causes, no one outsells Brennan. For years, he sold more than 1,300 tickets annually to the local Knights of Columbus' country fair. All the time, he was the but seller, says Bobby Beck, a Knights of Columbus member. "He wasn't afraid to approach cuspeople about buying tickets, even tomers who stopped at the station. Brennan's apartment is adorned with plaques and citations for top seller of tickets for the Knights of Columbus, American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and die Habitation Center. In 1973, he was named Missouri Volunteer of the Year. d His landlocxL-Tu- n Thurman, tells how Job 35 yun ipmd ihi)f nraln Biranan is. "When the station stopped selling gas, Jimmie would go across die street to a gas station to show people how to because how know didn't he had always done it for diem. pump gas. They Haile bought the scatioa from Tagtmeyer in 1983. Gas no longer is sold there, bur Haile does auto repairs and Brennan washes can. Over one bay, a sign says, Jimmys Wash Room, Enter at Your Own Risk, Water Hose in Use. "Hek a hard wodeet; says Haile of Brennans nearly 33 years of employment at the station. He helped make this the best service station in Higginsville." When laganeyer remarried in 1991, he knew who his best man would be. Brennan stood up fix lagtmeyer just as Hgtmeyer had taken a stand fat him yean earlier. "We gave him die opportunity, and he was willing to learn, Tagtmeytr says. "Jimmie's success opened up job opportunities for other developmen tally disabled people to be accepted into the community, Schwarzer adds. "I never doubted it would work. w e out-of-to- good-hearte- self-servi-ce Dim Wet is fndaau urittr living faJoplin, rrr. fenoviiSro - .TV?1 r.jye 'i M& lbi nterested in hewing or hirlig one you ; i with developmental cfisadriUtfes, look up the appro-- . drome are those.which arise early in Ife and : prbteagency under state government listings last throughout aduhhoodThese are spectrum ' the telephone book. it ray be toed under adult' y tfisorders, meaning they can range inseverityfrom :i protective services, human services, or some mild to profound, but those with such a tfisabffity other listing, but a caB to the state inibnnation V '' often have enormous potential in many areas. ; -- - if numbershouid get you the proper department, ' " r Federal fen requires that every state haw a .X Persistence viril get you in touch with somebody who wants very badly to be productive and; protection and advocacy system to enhance the : quality of fife for such people, if you, or anyone proud of their work. developmental Usabilities such as rebral ' pals retardation, autism, and Down syn-- i ?-- American Profile Page 7 |