EAST TROY — Parts of East Troy are still cleaning up after an EF-1 tornado barrelled down County Road D on April 14. East Troy native Jim Good is putting his tools and knowledge to work in the recovery effort.
Good and his tree removal crew spent Tuesday and Wednesday clearing the German Settlement Church Cemetery, where several large trees fell on grave sites during the tornado.
"It was tricky figuring out how we were going to do it, how we were going to work around the tombstones," Good said. "We were trying to be really delicate and not hit anything in the cemetery."
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The cemetery cleanup was the latest in a line of constant work for Good and his team after the tornado touched down.
"I'm busy, I'm running on about five hours of sleep," Good said. "I even pulled my father out of retirement to help and do some volunteer work."
Good's team finished removing trees from the cemetery Wednesday morning.
Their next assignment is right down County Road D: cleaning up debris from a historic barn which lost its roof in the tornado.
Good said the barn homestead cleanup project is sentimental.
"We used to live there," Good said. "I used to rent there my last year of high school."
Good has spent his entire adult life removing trees, and he said the tornado cleanup has validated his career decision.
"People appreciate you coming out in a time of need," Good said. "It's helping people out."
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