by JAMES MILLER, The Marion Star, May 14, 2014
Mike Zucker enjoys the view from atop his four-story building on South Main Street
Photo: James Miller/The Marion Star
Source: www.marionstar.com
MARION — Mike Zucker settled into his new digs high atop a downtown four-story building at noon Tuesday.
“I’m just soaking up the sun and living the dream,” said Zucker, owner of Zucker Insurance and the 50-foot-tall building at 196 S. Main St., where his rooftop encampment rests.
“When I come down, whenever that is, I’ll know I’ve done something to help the cause,” he said from his cellphone.
Zucker’s self-imposed isolation is an attempt to remind people about the upcoming Operation Steel Warrior benefit concert Saturday at Veterans Memorial Coliseum. The event will benefit U.S. Army Capt. Ben Harrow, who lost both legs and part of his right arm while serving in Afghanistan.
The concert is sponsored by Nucor Steel, and the proceeds will go to Building America’s Bravest, an organization that builds “smart homes” for military veterans with disabilities like Harrow.
Zucker’s goal is to sell 1,000 tickets for Saturday’s show, which will feature local country acts Fogery Run and Steel Creek. Nashville recording artist Colton James will headline the show.
