Reply #22: One report said he had been there only 4 days [View All]

[rainbow4321]

He took the position at Wal-Mart after losing his previous customer service rep job.

http://www.nypost.com/seven/11292008/news/regionalnews/victims_life_a_struggle_141388.htm

Stampede victim Jdimytai Damour was just one of millions of Americans who lost his job recently in this tough economy.

"He was a good kid, he'd help anyone out," said pal Ronald Jean. "He wanted to be a teacher. He talked about going back to school. He loved reading, and he wrote his own poetry."

Damour's mom, Marie Telismond, spent many years working as a housekeeper at the famed Pierre Hotel on Fifth Avenue before returning to her native Haiti.

She was flying in from Port-au-Prince last night to make arrangements to bury her son.



http://www.nypost.com/seven/11292008/news/regionalnews/killer_tide_at_shop_of_horror_141344.htm

Then, at 5:03 a.m., Jdimytai Damour, 34 - hired just for the holiday rush - opened the door, and a frenzied horde of hundreds surged forward, knocking him to the ground and crushing him, police said.

Damour's co-workers also were stunned.

"He was killed to save a few dollars. They didn't have to do it; there were more than enough TVs to go around," said Stephen Manning, 20. "He was here only four days. Last year, they only bent the door. People are insane."