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Boating Tragedy Claims New Trier Grads
Local man competes for bagging National Championship
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he North Shore mourned the loss of four young men this week that drowned in a boating accident in Wisconsin. As of press time, three of the victims had been identified. Lanny Patrick Sack, 20, and Christopher J. McQuillen, 21, both were from Winnetka. Mori Weinstein, 21, was from Wilmette. All four men who were involved in the accident were graduates of New Trier High School. “It is with immeasurable grief that we learned…of the boating accident deaths of four young men,” school officials said in a statement. “From information received at this point, it appears that all of the men attended New Trier Township High School for all or part of their Continued on PG 10
the store Dec. 30. “He filled my order quickly and he has a good sense of humor.” AKE FOREST/HIGHMejia’s story is much more LAND PARK — Jorge than the tale of a person who Mejia is living the life of an can fill grocery bags quickly with American success story who is an even distribution of weight competing to become the latest in a well organized and careful national champion from the style. It is the story of a man who North Shore. came to the United States six Mejia, a Highland Park resi- years ago from Colombia at 28, dent who coordinates the got a job, was promoted into a baggers and drivers at Sunset supervisory role, learned a new Foods in Lake Forest, will language and became an Amercompete to become the country’s ican Citizen. “If felt real good,” Mejia said best grocery bagger Feb. 29 at the annual National Grocers of the moment he took the oath Association Show in Las Vegas. of citizenship to become an Winning the Illinois state title American. “People said there in August at the Illinois Retail were a lot more opportunities in Grocers Association’s annual the USA than in my country.” Part of learning English was gathering, Mejia has been practicing for Las Vegas each time on the job training for Mejia. he fills a customer’s bag. The “I went to school for three customer’s do not notice. months and learned the rest at “He’s very friendly and very Sunset,” Mejia said. kind,” Sue Skinner of Lake Forest said as she was leaving Continued on PG 10 BY STEVE SADIN DAILYNORTHSHORE.COM
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Jorge Mejia is a champion bagger and will be competing for the national championship in Las Vegas in February. PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOEL LERNER
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