After the horrific attack on Annette Williams by her own pit bull, Sam Campbell was left beside himself.
Campbell employs WIlliams’ husband, Terry, at his business, Sam Campbell Enterprises, a small trucking company in Greensburg.
“We’re just a small business. We’ve got eight, nine employees so we’re pretty close,” Campbell said.
After Williams’ attack, the entire company stood back and waited for good news, he said. The news that did come was hard to take. While Williams survived the attack, both her arms had to be amputated just below the elbow. While Williams is out of the intensive care unit and in a regular room at Methodist Hospital, she still has open wounds that need drained. After that, there will be multiple skin graft surgeries and there is still the reality to deal with, he said.
“She’s struggling with this, the dog attack, the loss of her arms and not being able to get around,” Campbell said. “It’s such a bad accident. It’s a tragedy.”
With Terry Williams at the hospital most of the time and his wife recovering, there is no income to speak of, Campbell said. To help, he opened a fund at Fifth Third Bank - the Annette Williams Benefit Fund - in the hopes people will offer some support to keep the family on their feet during this rough time.
“It’ll go for anything they need, whether it be medical bills or to pay regular bills. They’ve lost both incomes,” Campbell said.
Despite a small drive to collect money for the Williams family, Campbell said he wants no part in the money. He opened the account and that is where his recognition should end. He said it was just something he could do to help them out.
“We do it quietly, and we go on with our lives,” he said.
People can also donate in silence. They need to make the check payable to the Annette Williams Benefit Fund and bring it to Fifth Third, he said. The bank will handle it from there and issue a receipt so donors can note the charitable gift on their taxes.
Campbell said he understands the generous nature of his community and hopes there are enough people concerned to help make a difference. If the flood of phone calls says anything, he noted, the Williams family should have no trouble financially making it through this trying time.
“People still call us to see how she is. They want to know if there’s something they can do, and we tell them about the fund,” Campbell said.
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