Groh Foundation, METUS Help Texas Family
(Courtesy of the Joseph Groh Foundation)
FAIRVIEW, Texas — The Joseph Groh Foundation, which works to better the lives of people in the contracting and construction trades who face life-altering disabilities, has named Frances Glueck as its latest grant recipient.
Frances, who has a genetic condition that causes cognitive and developmental delays as well as medical complications, is the fourth of five children born to her parents, and they believe she has taught them what love truly is, a press release from the Groh Foundation said.
The foundation’s grant helped the family convert a garage into a handicapped-accessible bedroom and bathroom. Joe Groh, founder of the foundation, also contacted Mark Kuntz, CEO of Mitsubishi Electric Trane HVAC US (METUS), to ask for support.
"Mark was immediately on board, donating a 0.75-ton heat pump — 24 SEER, variable-speed compressor with inverter technology — and a high wall fan coil,” Groh said. Leon’s Electric & Plumbing installed the mini split.
Frances's dad, Andrew Glueck, has been in the construction trades for years.
After graduating from Texas A&M with a bachelor’s degree in construction science, he went to work as a carpenter for a custom builder. Following that, he worked as a structural superintendent for a commercial builder, coordinating field activities for the construction of a 22-story medical building. He then moved back to residential construction, managing construction activities for a 50-home development in Austin, Texas. For the past 17 years, he has worked as a project manager for a construction company in Columbus, Texas.
Since its founding, the Groh Foundation has provided assistance totaling $1.2 million to 121 families in the contracting and construction trades.
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