When Laci Polotzola walked the halls as a student at Port Barre Elementary in Port Barre, Louisiana, she'd often wave at the jovial janitor, Joseph "Gabe" Sonnier. "He made us feel safe and comfortable. He was the person who made us happy," Polotzola, 32, of Port Barre, whose children now attend the school, tells People. One day in 1985, principal Wesley Jones stopped to chat with Sonnier and shared his vision for the janitor's future. Sonnier recalls the conversation like it was yesterday. "He said, 'Being a janitor is a good job and it's an honest living,' " Sonnier, now 53, tells People.
- 12/11/2014
- by Darla Atlas,@djatlas
- PEOPLE.com
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