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Altered approach has Gales family closer to accessible home

It has been nearly 20 months since Devon Gales and his family sat behind the podium at Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall to be given the promise of an accessible home.

From that moment, the process has been far from smooth. As soon as the Galeses received some positive news, a setback would come shortly thereafter.

One Georgia alumnus is ready to change that and see construction begin in the coming months.

Jim Butterworth, a Macon native and UGA class of 1988 graduate, was one of many in attendance when the former Southern wide receiver was motionless on the ground on Sept.