Union City had the opportunities offered by the embroidery industry.
He was the first firefighter to die in Union City since 1977.
Union City maintains two wind turbines, one of which is used to power the local school district.
His education began in Union City, as a black child in a white environment.
"Now we're far above all the other big ones, except Union City."
But we were able to go to Union City to use their public library.
But soon Union City was not big enough for both of them.
One of the few members without ties to Union City, he stood out among them.
His wife was a teacher in Union City and the couple had two children, a girl and a boy.
The median price of a house in Union City is about $400,000.