Recognition of Heroes

Bruce Jones, owner of Jones Collision located at 11301 E. 7 Mile in Detroit, Michigan lives only half a block away and is known for his heroism through his grandson and the neighbors who span across Beland Street. The neighbors depend on him to watch over their street by night as Mr. Jones tends to perfecting his as well as several of the neighbors’ lawns during the late evening hours, or works at the shop repairing and painting vehicles.

Many days he employs those in the area to perform simple jobs so that they can afford a meal t for the day. Mr. Jones does everything he can with what he has and shares it with his neighbors. He is friendly to all, disarming even the most violent personalities, disarmed by the disposition he has because of his professed faith and his choice to follow the life of Christ.
Late at night when he is working on a car with the doors to the shop shut tight, you might hear someone talking. If you listen closely, you can hear Mr. Jones listening to an orator providing a dramatic reading of scripture. Inspired by those readings, he celebrates by listening to Gospel music filling the shop with what he imagines as God’s throne room filled with an angelic choir where he and his God Almighty are the audience.

Mr. Jones cares deeply for his neighbors and prays for them throughout the day that they learn and see what he can, and that they stay safe from all the evil that surrounds the community, not to mention all the gun shots one can hear on a daily basis, a warzone he calls home.