Not All Heroes Wear Capes
This past Saturday, January 11th, the world lost a hero. Fran Heitzman, the founder of Bridging, passed away at the age of 94 after a brief illness. I first met Fran back in, I believe, 2013, when he came to our office to help us celebrate our first Pillow Fight victory. He had on his ever-present white Bridging cap and his Bridging jacket and his smile seriously lit up the office. After we had our celebratory breakfast, he spoke about Bridging. It all started in the basement of a church where Fran was a janitor. A woman came in with a crib and asked if the church could use it. The church couldn't but Fran figured someone could so he accepted the crib and thus, Bridging was born. Fran also spoke about a family who was moving into their first home built for them through Habitat for Humanity. When he showed up at the house, the little girl in the family grabbed his hand and excitedly pulled him into the house and said, "I'm going to show you my room! I've never had my o