Mr. G' doesn't get paid with money, just bananas and coffee. He helps out anyway.
just before 5 a.m in Virginia.Orin Gilbert Jr., 95, shuffles to the front door of the 7-Eleven. It's 5:04 a.m. With every other step, he presses the cane in his right hand to the ground. He grabs the door and enters.
The town is barely awake, but Gilbert greets the workers and heads to the back of the store where there's a seating area near the coffee bar. Everyone calls him Mr. G.He doesn't make the coffee, he just keeps an eye on things and lets employees know.For more than 30 years he's come to the 7-Eleven. Aside from checking the coffee, he heads to the back storage room and grabs the cardboard for the pizza boxes. He steps behind the counter and starts assembling them.He opens one of the glass refrigerator doors and starts turning bottles.Gilbert turns each one, so the labels face out for the customers.
Gilbert doesn't actually work here, although it might look like it. He's got a 7-Eleven hat and jacket. The employees let him go about his business."They got behind a couple times, so I said, 'Well, I'll start doing it,'"he said."I just helped out where I could."He wants to make sure people start their day right."It's just seeing the people and talking to them," he said. "I know a lot about them and what's going on in their families.
When Gilbert doesn't show up and he's not supposed to be out of town, Swortzel will check on him at his house."He's just one of the family," Swortzel said."He's just a unique, interesting person."
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