Calkins: Crosstown CEO Todd Richardson was dying — until Adrian Garcia showed up.
Todd Richardson addresses the large audience that came out to celebrate the opening of the long-awaited Crosstown Concourse in August 2017. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
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Adrian Garcia was putting up Christmas decorations at Crosstown Concourse when he heard the troubling news.
“We were getting ready to turn on the Christmas tree that night,” he said.
Garcia, who leads the maintenance department at Crosstown, came to the United States from El Salvador 17 years ago.
“He’s a take-charge guy,” said Tom Cowens, the operations manager for the building. “We’re lucky to have him as part of our community.”
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