The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, March 06, 1991, Page 4, Image 4
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Imagine telling a little girl
her father has just died in a ...
car wreck, knowing several 1
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knowing he will make a whole
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Vassy finds both jobs equally i
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lates back to "love and stability
the home."
Since Coroner Frank Baron
ive Vassy a job in December
)88, he has felt the biggest
lallenge is dealing with other
milies and letting them know
a death.
"If it's in your heart, you
now what to do," Vassy said.
It's the most awful thing in the
/orld to witness that much
ain."
Perhaps this is what makes
im "genuine," as described by a
'unchline employee. "He's
verybody's friend," said Kris
^omsic, a former USC student
nd Punchline employee.
As for The Punchline, Vassy
inds another family needing his
ttention. He comes home to his
mployees, not just the evening
how.
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Vassy got a job with The Punchline
through friends on May 7,
1983, when only 70 professional
comedy clubs were in the United
States. "Now there's one on every
comer," Vassy said.
Since then, The Punchline has
helped make Vassy a
"workaholic."
"It came close to burning me
out and would if it weren't for
the people here," Vassy said.
Vassy can remember a situation
when his two jobs conflicted.
He felt it inappropriate
to wear a particular Punchline tshirt
when he arrived to pick up
the body of a boy who commit
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cover it up," Vassy said.
Aside from two timeconsuming
jobs, Vassy also finds
time to work as an electrical contractor
at Forest Acres in Columbia.
At 37 years old, Vassy has
not decided which job he will
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Even though Vassy has three
jobs, making money is not his
main concern in life.
"I measure someone's wealth
by the measure of their happiness,"
Vassy said. This philosophy
is evident in his choice of
idols; Walt Disney and Sam
Walton, owner of the Wal-mart
chain.
He believes Disney was a genius
for making so many people
happy, and even though he met
failure, he never quit trying.
"Think about what the world
would be like without fairy
tales," Vassy said.
He respects Walton for remembering
"the simple things in ^
life" even though he is a billionaire.
Vassy takes pride in driving
a pick-up truck as does his idol,
Walton.
"I hate Donald Trump. I am
light-years happier than he is," *
Vassy said.
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