Tyrone N. Butts
APE Reporter
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NIQQERS
White victim
Norfolk Man Tries to Regain His Life After Severe Beating
One Norfolk man was never supposed to live the life he did. Born with a severe disorder, Rick Ronk overcame what many people thought was impossible
Ronk learned to live on his own, but that was taken away from him when two Norfolk men beat him within inches of his life last January.
"When I go
t the phone call that morning, I knew it was something bad," says Martha Connors, Ronk's mother.
"He was just laying there, his face was nothing but blood."
Her son had been beaten
into a coma by Marvin Hatcher and Nahum Stallings - a coma that lasted for more than seven days.
The two attacked Ronk at a bus stop in downtown Norfolk on January 31. The men stole $15 out of Ronk's pocket, then continued to kick and beat him.
"They've basically taken Rick's life without killing him," says Nathan Connor, Ronk's stepfather. "He has no life anymore."
But his family says Ronk's life has never been easy.
"When he was younger, the doctor said he would n
ever live," remembers Nathan. "They said if he did live, he would be a vegetable."
Ronks proved all his doubters wrong. He got a job, bagging groceries at Farm Fresh. He liv
ed o
n his own, liked computers, even bowled. But that all changed after the attack.
"He can't even turn the computer on," says Nathan.
To try and ease some of the financial pressure, the people at the Farm Fresh where Ronk used to work came together to help.
"Rick has been very, very special to me for
years," said Susan Mayo of Farm Fresh.
Farm Fresh employees made cards and raised money. Friday, they handed Ronk a check for nearly $10,000.
"It feels good to be back in what I consider my home store," Ronk said during Friday's ceremony.
Farm Fresh is still accepting donations for Ronk. They can be made at any Hampton R
oads Farm Fresh location.
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Just give me 10 minutes alone with these two niqqers and I'll make sure they never hurt anyone ever again.
T.N.B.<b
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NIQQERS
White victim
Norfolk Man Tries to Regain His Life After Severe Beating
One Norfolk man was never supposed to live the life he did. Born with a severe disorder, Rick Ronk overcame what many people thought was impossible
Ronk learned to live on his own, but that was taken away from him when two Norfolk men beat him within inches of his life last January.
"When I go
t the phone call that morning, I knew it was something bad," says Martha Connors, Ronk's mother.
"He was just laying there, his face was nothing but blood."
Her son had been beaten
into a coma by Marvin Hatcher and Nahum Stallings - a coma that lasted for more than seven days.
The two attacked Ronk at a bus stop in downtown Norfolk on January 31. The men stole $15 out of Ronk's pocket, then continued to kick and beat him.
"They've basically taken Rick's life without killing him," says Nathan Connor, Ronk's stepfather. "He has no life anymore."
But his family says Ronk's life has never been easy.
"When he was younger, the doctor said he would n
ever live," remembers Nathan. "They said if he did live, he would be a vegetable."
Ronks proved all his doubters wrong. He got a job, bagging groceries at Farm Fresh. He liv
ed o
n his own, liked computers, even bowled. But that all changed after the attack.
"He can't even turn the computer on," says Nathan.
To try and ease some of the financial pressure, the people at the Farm Fresh where Ronk used to work came together to help.
"Rick has been very, very special to me for
years," said Susan Mayo of Farm Fresh.
Farm Fresh employees made cards and raised money. Friday, they handed Ronk a check for nearly $10,000.
"It feels good to be back in what I consider my home store," Ronk said during Friday's ceremony.
Farm Fresh is still accepting donations for Ronk. They can be made at any Hampton R
oads Farm Fresh location.
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Just give me 10 minutes alone with these two niqqers and I'll make sure they never hurt anyone ever again.
T.N.B.<b
r>
