Two days ago:
Jose Rosales was a devout Christian. He sent every spare penny he made as a landscaper and handyman back to his family in Guatemala, and he was so strong and industrious that he did the work of three men. He had the complete trust of the Brar family who hired him.
In turn, Rosales appreciated the steady work the Brars gave him in their construction and real estate businesses and around their 10-acre Centreville property and 9,000-square foot mansion, especially in tough economic times.
So on Monday morning, when two armed men broke into the family’s four-car garage, Rosales stood between them and the Brars. "Get away from my brother and my mom," he said.
Then, the stocky Rosales decided to fight back. He jumped one of the invaders and wrested his gun away, sources familiar with the case said Tuesday. But the other man turned his gun on the family’s mother. He threatened to kill the matriarch if Rosales didn’t give the gun back. Rosales did, the sources said.
Story continues here.
I am curious why this story was of interest to you. I live about 2 miles from the Brar home and heard the TV news story the day it happened. Murder is a rare occurrence in Fairfax County VA. I had not read the Washington Post article until your post.
David – I intentionally did not add my comments so that the reader would be impacted directly by the story. I expected that my interest would be clear, but perhaps your proximity to the location turns your mind in a different direction. I was impressed by a humble man who sacrificed his life for others. He was a man of faith who lived out what he believed, not only on the day he died, but on other days as well. Some in our society might dismiss this man as insignificant because of his line of work or lack of education. Like the story I posted the day before (about the 32-year-old with cancer), I stopped to ask how would I have responded in this situation.