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WWII Vet Getting Booted From Home of 50 Years After Complaining About Sewage Problem

Oct. 8, 2012 2:59pm Erica Ritz

WWII Veteran Sam Hendrix Fights to Save His Texas Home of 50 Years After Raw Sewage Spill

(Photo: CBS11)

Sam Hendrix has lived in the Southward Mobile Home Park in McKinney, Texas for nearly 50 years.

“I’ve lived here since 1963,” he said, suppressing tears as he explained it’s where he and his wife lived until she passed away sixteen years ago.

But now, the 88-year-old World War II veteran may be forced out by the building’s owners, and says he’s not sure where he’ll go.

CBS11 relates [emphasis added]:

The problem began when raw sewage overflowed right behind his trailer.‬ “It stinks!” he said. ‬

So he says he had to sleep on his sofa in the living room.‬ His bedroom was off limits.‬ “All the mess was right outside these windows. I tried to sleep right here, but it was impossible.”

He says he repeatedly called the property manager to fix it, but never heard back.‬ So Hendrix reported it to the city of McKinney.‬

He thought the problem was solved when the property manager fixed the leak.‬ Three weeks later, Hendrix received this notice terminating his lease– and must move out be out by December 1.‬

CBS has more on the story, including an interview with Hendrix:

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cantwaitfor2012
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 8:37pm
I sent a Paypal donation to Sam Hendrix fund. They are not answering the phone at the mobile home park, so I fired them off a letter I will send snail mail tomorrow. When I saw this story I wondered which retarded Blue State it was from, but even worse it is from MY state! That is not how we do it in Texas!

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- Mandolin44
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 10:19pm
  Wow, thats TWO in one day from TEXAS! The first one is tracking students with RFID badges…TOO BIG BROTHER, and INVASION OF PRIVACY, now this? TEXAS, you really need to do the right thing and stop this!
  
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- LarryMcEntire
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 12:19am
  The number for the Mobil Home Park is 817-705-3246
  
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- Elena2010
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 12:29am
  Yeah, damnyankees must have gotten tired of snow and moved here. Well, they can take that whole way of mistreating folks back where it came from! This is NOT Texas!
  
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- LeadNotFollow
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 2:41am
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  Found on White Pages People Search:
  
  Samuel J Hendrix
  1414 S Tennessee St, Trlr 8 (trailer # 8)
  McKinney, TX 75069-7131
  
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- blackyb
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 2:49am
  Wouldn’t the county have to close that down until the sewage is fixed? He needs a better place to live. That is very sad. Where is the rest of his family?
  
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- LeadNotFollow
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 2:57am
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  His church and pastor:
  
  http://mbcmckinney.com/html/pastor.html
  
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- Deuteronomy22
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 4:19am
  Private property rights. The manager has the right to refuse the lease. That is the way of capitalism. You cannot favor free enterprise and then complain when you disagree with the outcome.
  
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- minorityconservative2
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 12:56pm
  @deut22
  Just because they have the right to does not make what they are doing right. He pays to live there and their responsibility is to keep the place sanitary and safe. They were not keeping their contractual obligation.
  I can tell you all about other stories from Texas. In Texas a doctor can stick a DNR in your chart without you or your family’s consent. The hospitals can also decide that you are not worth saving and that they will no longer treat you. I thought Texas was better than most other states. I guess there are problems where ever you go.
  
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- LarryMcEntire
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 7:29pm
  The manager’s name is Charles Ray Ingle.
  
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- LarryMcEntire
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 9:27pm
  We have not had any luck in finding a place for him to move his home. It is a 1966 model and only 12 wide. Modern day parks do not allow anything this old in their parks. He faces having to move out and leave it. This has upset him very much as he was not expecting anything like this after 50 years. He was planning to live out his life where he had lived with his wife before she died. The video tells it all, I was standing a few few feet behind the camera and had to turn my face when he was crying about his wife. His lower lip tells it all. This is a very sad story indeed. As long as I am breathing I will tell this story to anyone who will listen.
  
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- LarryMcEntire
  Posted on October 12, 2012 at 1:39am
  I was informed by phone tonight that a letter was hand delivered today to Bro. Sam that he did not have to move. I will verify this tomorrow and give a complete report.
  Larry McEntire,
  Bro. Sam’s friend
  
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- LarryMcEntire
  Posted on October 13, 2012 at 4:12pm
  This is a link to the new channel 11 story announcing Bro. Sam does not have to move.
  
  http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2012/10/12/world-war-ii-vet-wont-be-kicked-out-of-home-afterall/
  
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fiveft15
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 8:24pm
Airstrike needs to be called in on the management there and in DC!

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- brewers97
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 11:16pm
  AMEN, Bro………….Foxtrot Tango Whiskey!!!!
  And for all who do not understand………Bravo Tango Kilo!!
  
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Meyvn1
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:21pm
The property manager is a pathetic @ssh0l3!

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- deano24
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 8:15pm
  More than likely when Mr. Sam Hendrix reported it to the city of McKinney. The city sent a worker to evaluate the complaint & then probably fined the owner of the Southward Mobile Home Park for a code violation.
  
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- Jim in Houston
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 8:24pm
  Obviously OweBlamer supporters since they despise real heroes from “The Greatest Generation”.
  
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dpmo63
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:02pm
Just goes to show you. The BHO administration is so full of it,the earth can no longer hold it.

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- db321
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:24pm
  We are loosing 852 WWII Vets a day. Leave this one alone. Great Weather we are having in TX and it sounds like I need to jump on the Harley for a little road trip to McKinney TX this weekend. I have a feeling this American Hero has just found a lot of new friends.
  
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- DesdemonasCrew
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:35pm
  Give that hero my regards!
  
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- minorityconservative2
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 1:00pm
  haha
  
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dpmo63
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:59pm
From what I understand Texas used to be more dumocrat. This proves it. The BHO administration is so full of it, the earth can no longer contain it. Same thing is happening in Louisiana.

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Flyinglow6
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:54pm
Veterans continue to get the shaft. This is outrageous and unbecoming of the trailer park management. It is so easy to pick on a person this age, but you will pay the price for this one.

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NoNannyState4me
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:45pm
He should have thought about this before voting for Johnson. Who’da thunk Goldwater would have been a much MUCH more sensible choice eh?

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zoro51
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:54pm
this is HOW america treats its war veterans.. be it A vetran or NON vetran this IS ******** n the park must be sued the company that owns it be sued n a CLASS ACTION and news medfia JUMP ON THIS its ********

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piper60
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:19pm
A large company of 912ers should descend upon the management office and convince them to let the poor man stay. He’s obviously been paying his rent,etc.

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- LarryMcEntire
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 1:53am
  He has never been late since day one….NOT ONE TIME! He worked in Allen and it was a perfect location for him, He worked in construction of new houses for the same company for 21 years.
  
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RANGER1965
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:10pm
Can someone please find the name of the property owner.

I’ve got some pals near McKinney Texas. I’ll have em go recon the situation, and have a little “chat” with the property owners.

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- antrancher
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:39pm
  Look this guy up on the whitepages for the address. shouldn’t be too hard to find if he lived there for 50 years.
  
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- NoNannyState4me
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 5:48pm
  Careful naw, LoneRanger. You shant wanna be taken away the utilizashun of our good n upraght POlease d’partment
  
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- RANGER1965
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:01pm
  No worries. They will be courteous, very very convincing….and very discreet.
  
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- Flyinglow6
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 6:42pm
  If you need aviation support let me know.
  
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- Lt_Scrounge
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 9:41pm
  McKinney isn’t that large of a town. It shouldn’t be that hard to find the people who need to be spoken to.
  
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- brewers97
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 11:21pm
  Like i told Fiver. WE got his back! Foxtrot Tango Whiskey
  
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- Casmige
  Posted on October 9, 2012 at 4:21pm
  @RANGER1965
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:10pm
  Can someone please find the name of the property owner.
  
  Hey there!!,
  
  EASY!!
  
  Go to http://WWW.PublicData.Com & it’s a very Reasonably Priced “Search” Data-Base.
  
  Lot’s of ways to “Search” out info like what you are asking about.
  
  I use it all the time.
  
  Hope that helps!!
  
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grimmster
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:56pm
Hmm, maybe i should drive up to Mc Kinney and discuss the situation with the manager………

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Akridgerunner
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:53pm
He should just stay put and make them evict him forcibly, to see if they have the balls to do it, which I bet they don’t. He’ll get a lot of support, hopefully offers for a much better place.

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- terryhamilton
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:34pm
  I agree this man should just stay put and make the property owner force him out. The property owner will have to file a lawsuit in court and get a judge to order the man evicted and that order would have to go to the local sheriff to be effected. These events will take a year or more to process. In the meantime he is living there rent free because the property owner will refuse his rent payments. Once the case goes before a judge this man will have the opportunity to present his case and the judge could rule against the property owner. Regardless the process will take a year or longer and during that time as the story gets out to more and more people this man will garner more and more support.
  
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Sharon Rose
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:51pm
God bless this American hero, hope and pray some good comes from this. They should be ashamed of themselves for putting this man through this CRAP!

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yiddishlion
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:43pm
This is why I wish I had won a lottery. I would go find people like that and make things right.

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- lildrummerboy
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:01pm
  i appreciate people like you..you are a generous soul..wish there were more people like you…
  
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thegreatcarnac
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:40pm
Some lawyer could make himself a good name (for a change) by extending his services pro-bono to the veteran.

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PoliticalTs.com
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:26pm
I had a sililar problem like this in an apartment once. The carpet in my roomates bedroom smalled like cat piss. Even after being cleaned the smell was still there, and the management company refused to do anything about it. So, my roomate rolled up the carpet and took to the managers affice and dropped on his desk. Of course they threatened to call the police, but after they all calmed dow, they still did not replace the carpet. But at least his room did not smell like cat pee anymore, and they would have to replace it when we moved out. Not a perfect solution, but better than it was.

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coyote1hell
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:24pm
B. Hussiene Obama said..well errr..uhhh..if his dead wife votes for me…I’ll help him out….uhhhh Yeepppp

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- Justthefactsmam
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:51pm
  @Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra Good One!!! Picard and Dathon at El-Adrel
  
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- Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 10:23pm
  I guess they don’t like posts about unions
  
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nesmond
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:17pm
After all this exposure, I’m pretty sure Mr. Hendrix will come out on top of this one.

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Larry E
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:15pm
Mess with us and out you go! Sounds like someone needs to pipe some raw sewage into the property management company’s office AND the bedroom of the clown that made the decision. About six feet deep too.

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JUSTANOTHEROPINION
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:15pm
Shame on this property owner. If I lived near this man I would gather as many people as I could, find the property owners home address and picket outside his home. Nothing is ver done until the prevebial chickens come home to roost!!! The owner deserves no peace!!! Over 80yrs old and label him abusive or even worse aggressive is rediculous.

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- Tusker
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:45pm
  I’d be right there with you and the others as well. That’s right, shame on the property owners and What Master.Debater said! WHY aren’t you naming the property owners in this story?
  
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MBelle
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:14pm
Texas Statute 92.331 Landlord retaliation by landlord. Hire a good landlord tenant lawyer..

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- yiddishlion
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:55pm
  Yeah, the trailer he lived in is an indicator of his fabulous wealth for sure. Lawyer’s fees should be no problem at all…………
  
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ALL4FREEDOM
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:09pm
Stay right where you are, and continue to make rent payments. If the checks are returned, place them in an escrow account. Then file suit, and don’t worry about it. By the time the legal system resolves this, you will have joined your wife in the hereafter.

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- Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:14pm
  Amen.
  
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Cockenballs
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:07pm
Oh well. Next time, don’t rent from slum lords!

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- lildrummerboy
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 4:20pm
  we don’t know they are the same landlords that he started with…sometimes when people get older its less likely that want to move and since he lived most of his life there he has memories…please think about others before spouting your opinion…he fought for your freedom and that flag you have as your icon..show some respect!!!
  
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Landon410
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:06pm
“never received a call 3 weeks ago”
thats easy enough to find out, pull your phone records….

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Master.Debater
Posted on October 8, 2012 at 3:05pm
Why are you not naming the Property Management Company?

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- kaydeebeau
  Posted on October 8, 2012 at 7:07pm
  @ dog house – thanks – I googlde and that is what I found….
  
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