hondo
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Post by hondo on Aug 1, 2016 13:52:08 GMT -5
David Blackwell has been selected to replace John Werner as Senior Warden of the Alfred Hughes Unit. John Werner was recently selected to be the Region III Director. David Blackwell's last assignment was as Senior Warden for the Skyview and Hodge Units near Rusk, TX.
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Post by mley1 on Aug 2, 2016 9:40:26 GMT -5
Just a short story about David Blackwell from when he was assistant warden at Darrington. I was working the regional office at the time. I got a call from one of the farm shop guys that they had a hog in a trap, and they wanted me to go get him. My supervisor said ok, gave me the time off to go take care of business. I get out there, and it's a huge boar hog in the trap. I kill him, drag him out of the trap, and field dress him near a ditch. This sucker is heavy as heck. Warden Blackwell drives up in his truck. He gets out and is in a very nice suit and tie. He was holding a promotion board that morning. He takes his jacket off, flips his tie over his shoulder, and says let me help you with that hog Marty. So, he grabs the front legs and I grab the back legs to flip the hog onto my hitch rack. When the hog lands on the hitch rack a big ole goober of pig blood splatters on Warden Blackwells white suit shirt. I was horrified. I offered to buy him a new shirt, and I apologized for the mishap. He told me not to worry about it as it was no big deal. He flipped his tie down, and it covered the goober of blood on his shirt. He wore the shirt all day, and for the promotion board. Nobody knew he had a big ole goober of boar hog blood on his shirt. I laugh about that every time I think about it.
I like David. He's a good dude. He's one of a very few men I know who would have done the sort of thing he done for me. He ain't scared to get his hands dirty. He'll wade into chaos, and battle the inmates side by side of his staff. Did I mention that I liked David Blackwell.
Congratulations David. Rock on brother!!
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hondo
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Post by hondo on Aug 2, 2016 14:49:24 GMT -5
I've heard nothing but positive things about Warden Blackwell and that's all coming from the bosses, supervisors and even some of the convicts around here. It's good to know that we're getting a decent warden here at the Hughes Unit.
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