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A New

Beginning

The NRP Group gives a veteran
a new beginning and home
Villareal Home Rendering

Taylor Brown, President of NRP Construction, executes of the home that will serve to honor Mr. Villareal and his
with one goal in mind—everyone deserves a quality home. heroic service to our country.
Dan Hull, Sr. Vice President of Construction, is taking that “My dad was able to rest easily when he passed away
goal one step further. In keeping with its culture of helping knowing that my mom would be safe in her new home,”
communities, Keep the NRP Group reached out in November said Gina Villareal, daughter. “He gratefully appreciated
2016 to Rebuilding Together San Antonio, an organization everyone involved for what they are doing for our family.”
that provides extensive home rehabilitation to low-income Mr. Villareal was a mortar man who fought in the La Drang
homeowners as well as to our military veterans across the Valley, one of the first major battles between American
county at no cost to the homeowner. Mr. Hull requested soldiers and North Vietnam. A movie produced about this
one of the most difficult projects that Rebuilding Together battle in 2002, We Were Soldiers, starring Mel Gibson was
was working on in San Antonio, Texas, and a home rebuild a film about valor and nobility under fire, loyalty among
was at the top of their list. soldiers, and the heroism and sacrifice of men and women
The homeowner, Emerto Villareal, a military veteran both home and abroad.
who was on hospice care, in addition to his wife who was “The NRP Group appreciates and greatly values all of
recovering from a broken hip had solicited help to remodel a our members of our armed services who have fought and
bedroom and bathroom to be fully handicap accessible to given their lives to protect our country,” said Dan Markson,
help ease with their care. When NRP inspected the property, Sr. Vice President Development, The NRP Group. “We are
it was determined that the home was in desperate need of honored to be able to help the family of Mr. Villareal and
repair and that there was no way to limit the assistance to may his memory live on with his family in their new home.”
a room and a bathroom. The answer—try to rebuild the - By The NRP Group
entire home.
Casey Cornwell, Vice President of Construction at NRP led
the charge in reaching out and collaborating with NRP’s
San Antonio building and material partners. Everyone
responded with an overwhelming desire to help with this
project without hesitation. With the assistance offered,
NRP and its partners could do the right thing—bulldoze a
house that was below livable conditions and rebuild it from
the ground up.
Earlier this year, Mr. Villareal had passed away. However,
his family was informed that plans are moving forward to
continue to rebuild their home. Part of the installations will
include a flagpole, sitting bench and garden area in front
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