Dad’s plow makes him a hero at kids’ school
After the 2011 ice storm paralyzed metro Atlanta, Roger Panitch decided he wasn’t going to stuck like that again.
So he bought a snow plow. In Atlanta. Who’s laughing now?
“It was mostly for business reasons,” said Panitch, who owns College Hunks Hauling Junk and Moving company.
But Panitch’s snow plow is being put to much more important use this week. After rescuing a stranded employee and a Fulton County bus driver overnight, Panitch was off Wednesday morning to pick up 20 children who took refuge at homes near The Epstein School in Sandy Springs, where they are students.
“Two couples took in 20 kids overnight,” Panitch said, including his two sons and daughter.
Now Panitch is bringing them home.
“It may take several trips,” he said, noting he can fit no more than four children in his truck at a time. “But I think we’ll get it done by the end of the day.”
About the Author
A native Atlantan, Boone joined the AJC staff in 2007. He quickly carved out a niche covering crime stories, assuming the public safety beat in 2014. He's covered some of the biggest trials this decade, from Hemy Neuman to Ross Harris to Chip Olsen, the latter of which was featured on Season 7 of the AJC's award-winning "Breakdown" podcast.
