Lt. Johnnie Buchanan requested bereavement in October of 2018 for an aunt’s funeral service. The warrant stated when he submitted his request to human resources, he included the aunt’s memorial card, per JFRD policy.
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For about the last 6-7 years I worked at the ammo plant, we worked 6 days a week for 12 hours (plus an extra hour for the set-up men) and 8 hours on Sunday, and about the only way to get a guaranteed day off was either an injury or a funeral for a family member.
Paulie took full advantage of that - motherfucker's 'family' was dying like flies. If he had something to do that day, he'd check the obits, make up a nice story, then inform HR that his beloved cousin/aunt/whatever had passed away and he needed the day off. He'd go to the funeral home, sign the book and get a funeral card, then walk out and hit the lake for a nice day's fishing.
Nobody ever questioned it - until the day he went to his alleged mother-in-law's funeral. He was standing in the foyer of the funeral home signing the book and he looked up and who does he see? Our boss who was there attending HIS mother-in-law's funeral.
Rod told Paulie to report to HR the next day and that at his next job he should be more careful and check the spouses of the survivors in the obits.
