ALARM 02:15
JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
My name is Roger Campbell.
I have two bachelor degrees, two master's degrees and one PhD.
I've been a proud member of the United States Army Reserve
since 1996.
My rank is sergeant major.
I teach college level swimming courses,
English as a second language
and I've been a preloader at UPS for 25 years.
I could start by saying this, anybody who first meets Roger
will recognize him as the person that he is, a good man.
Bottom line.
He comes in early, he teaches, he's in the reserve.
I mean, I always said there's only 24 hours in the day.
And I think he does 25 and a quarter to be exact.
I work Tuesday to Saturday.
I get up around 2:15, 2:20.
I go to UPS, I start at 3:30.
My main job is to move irregulars.
As it gets closer to three hours
then I start checking my time to make the transition
from leaving UPS, to go home to change,
to come to my teaching job.
I shower, I dress and I come to East Orange Campus High School
where my main duties are teaching English
as a second language.
I wonder sometimes if he is not only a super UPSer
but could he also be superhuman?
I don't have a job or jobs, I have activities.
I love that word.
And I've explained many times why I choose to say activities.
So I usually say I do a few things that I love, that I enjoy doing.
If you have that mindset that you can accomplish something,
anything, then too easy.
He's probably the most unique person I've met
that can never be replaced.
His energy, his work ethic, the way he carries himself
inside and outside of work is second to none.
Along with the dedication
how really he cares about his students.
If you have any problem, not just in his ESL class,
any other class, he will be there for you.
He doesn't speak all the languages that everybody speaks
but whenever we say something [PH]in colloquial in his class,
he was like, "What did you say?" He'd always say,
"I want to learn from you guys."
He's not only teaching us, we're teaching him too.
I love him like a dad
because I never had my dad around before
and whatever that he showed me now
I would feel that I had someone behind me.
I love being in the army. I love serving my country.
I love teaching swimming. I think it's a life skill.
I obviously love teaching my students
and I love working for UPS.
Why give it up?
This guy's amazing.
The guy comes here, he motivates everybody here.
He goes to work at the school.
He motivates all the kids at the school
and then in the military, a sergeant major.
So he's doing a lot for America itself.
I want to thank you, because you were definitely
a factor in my high school years and throughout this whole time
and in helping me become the person that I am.
Mr. Campbell, keep doing what you're doing,
keep loving people,
keeping giving because when you give, you're always going to get it back.
We love Mr. Campbell!