Patrick Gallagher and Pete Auvinen, Senior Project Manager and Project Manager I from the Duluth Office, won the November 2023 Core Values Award. Rob Wurzl submitted the nomination. It reads:

“My wife Kathy was driving home from work traveling north on 35W and got a flat tire. She pulled over and called me to say she had the flat and could use help (even though she is perfectly capable of such a task). I was just leaving our annual KA Fall Seminar, on my way over to help her out when she called again. She told me, “Two guys stopped and helped me and I’m back on the road.” I didn’t think much on it, but I was able to catch up to her and follow her. After we got her tire sorted out, she came up to my truck and we discussed the two guys who helped her. She reached into her pocket and handed me two name badges from our seminar… It was Pat and Pete’s names I saw. They were the ones who unknowingly helped out my wife. 

They pulled over to help a complete stranger on the side of a freeway which turned out to be a “shirt tail KAer!” For them to have the compassion to do that is just great in my eyes, I am proud to work with these two and really appreciate them stopping to help!! They really do live our core values even when nobody is watching.”