The mountains shall
bring peace to the people,
and the little hills, by
righteousness.
He shall judge the poor
of the people,
he shall save the
children of the needy,
and shall break in pieces
the oppressor.
Psalm 72:3-4
Frankie
"They have taken everything away from me and now the final insult is, in what should be my retirement years, area coal companies want to buy our life's work and destroy it and run me and my family out of Twilight along with everyone else that lives here, just to mine the coal."
-Frankie Mooney
Meet Frankie Mooney... He is a 40-year UMWA member and has 22 years of experience in underground coal mines. He has lost a brother, an uncle and his Dad to "accidents" in the mines. He is now permanently disabled from the impact that mining coal has had on his health. He has lived in the town of Twilight all of his life, on property that his family has occupied for generations.
Frankie was freely offered $775,000.00 for his place by an area coal company. He is now offering to sell his property to us for $125,000 less than he was offered. Frankie is willing to take the cut to help preserve this place, the local communities, and the access roads to many area cemeteries. In the hopes that OVEC will raise the funding and agree to purchase the land, Frankie is willing to live in and fight the conditions that MTR is creating. Please understand that Frankie and his family do not have to make this choice.
In memory of Frankie Mooney: 5-2-1948 to 1-16-2011. Rest in peace.
