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HATTIE: Did you go
to church every Sunday?
JOSE: Yes, we did.
HATTIE: How could
you squeeze that in with all the...
JOSE: Yes, we did.
We did. So--oh, yes.
HATTIE: You're
Catholics?
JOSE: Oh, yes. Yes.
Oh. my mother--you had to go to church every Sunday. There was no doubt about
skipping church. I mean, church was something that you had to make time for it.
It was--I mean, maybe it was at night, you know, after we finished doing the
deliveries.But everybody went to church on Sunday. That was something that my
mother is adamant about it, and she's still adamant about it now.
HATTIE: Great. Do
you think your faith helps you through hard times?
JOSE: It does. It
helps. It always helps. Faith is something that you have to have. And you hang
to it. Sometimes you need it and you go there and you reach and you find it.
Sometimes when you need it, you know, when you find that things are not working
out, you know, you have to reach down there and find your peace.
HATTIE: And you
know you're not by yourself?
JOSE: No, you're
not. No, you're not. I consider myself extremely lucky that I was able to get
the three kids interested to come into the business.
PATRICIA: It's nice
to follow the dream that your dad had and--you know, and to make it your own.
And it's become our own.
GABRIEL: There's no
doubt at all. Look at those before us, my grandfather, my father, my uncle, you
know, did the hard parts. And we've been given a gift. And to think that I can
have a role in making it grow and making it bigger, it's flattering, but it's a
challenge.
MARCEL: My dad has
always been, `You know, if you want to do something, just go ahead and do it.'
HATTIE: Did he say
to you, `Look, all three of you, look at the business and tell me what's
interesting to you'?
MARCEL: Absolutely.
Absolutely. He's--`Whatever you want to do, just go ahead and do it. You know,
there's enough work for all of us. So if you find something you like, just go
ahead and run with it.'
LUIS: We're always
the front line in this health-related business.
HATTIE: Is that
what makes you glad you do this?
LUIS: It is
rewarding, in a way. And I guess that's why we all do it.
JOSE: Find what you
like. Don't get into something just for the money because that will not do it.
If you want to do something for the money, it will not happen. OK? You want to
do something because you love it, and then you dedicate to it, put all your
heart into it and money will come by itself.
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