Ex-homeless veteran passing "blessings" to struggling families

Once homeless, vet steps foward to pay power bills for others
Dec 5, 2012
Written by
Jerry Carnes

STOCKBRIDGE, Ga.

After serving two tours in Iraq, he returned to the United States with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. There were problems with his military benefits that took time to resolve.

Curtis Butler just can't stop giving.

For the second time in two weeks, the military veteran arrived at the Georgia Power building in Stockbridge with a handful of cash ready to pay the bills of strangers.

"God can't stop blessing us," said Curtis. "Why should we stop blessing others?"

On Monday, Curtis was paying his own power bill when he overheard a couple struggling to make ends meet. He paid their bill, then turned to others in the crowded lobby. Before the day was done, Curtis had forked over more than $2-thousand dollars to help more than a dozen Georgia Power customers.

"Just being thankful for what I have," said Curtis. "I'm not rich but when you can put a smile on someone's face, that's a major blessing."
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