Another tribute

April 23, 2008

As I drove home from Compton on Saturday, I thought about the work being done quietly in this city to bridge the gap between haves and have-nots. The death last week of LAPD SWAT Officer Randy Simmons — and the life it revealed — put that notion on my mind.Simmons began a ministry called “Glory Kids” 11 years ago, donating his own money and raising more from church members and corporate benefactors to pay for two vans and enough food, clothing and toys to help about 1,000 children a month. He spent his weekends visiting housing projects, taking kids on field trips and talking to them about their problems.

No grand plans launched the ministry, just Simmons’ desire to help and a belief that he could make a difference.

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