Wesley Autrey is one of the most popular and richest Construction Worker who was born on February 6, 1956 in New York City, United States. Wesley Autrey (born February 6 1956) (dubbed by the media as “Subway Samaritan”, “Subway Superman”, “The Hero of Harlem” and”the “Subway Hero”) is an New York City construction worker and Navy veteran who, in 2007, gained international recognition for his actions in saving Cameron Hollopeter, a film student who suffered an epileptic seizure and fell on the tracks, after being hit by the New York City Subway train. Autrey is listed in the 2007 edition of Time 100 most influential people on the planet list published in part by Time magazine; the text about the man is created by Donald Trump.
On January 4 2007 New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg awarded Autrey with the Bronze Medallion, New York City’s highest accolade for exceptional performance and outstanding citizenship and stated:
By the end of the next day, Autrey received a flood of gifts and phone calls of praise from complete strangers. He received $5,000 cash and $5,000 in scholarships for his daughters from Jerry Sherlock, the president of the New York Film Academy where Hollopeter attends school. Autrey also received $10,000 from Donald Trump. He was interviewed for several national morning news programs and was invited to be a guest by David Letterman, Charlie Rose and Ellen DeGeneres, among others. Autrey, who had been wearing a periwinkle blue beanie with a Playboy Bunny logo, received a lifetime subscription to Playboy, a new beanie, and additional Playboy merchandise. Autrey also earned the title “hero of Harlem” and also received a trip to Walt Disney World Resort. On the January 9, 2007 airing of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, he was presented with a $5,000 Gap gift card, tickets and backstage passes to the next Beyoncé concert in New York, season tickets to the New Jersey Nets, a signed jersey from Jason Kidd, a brand new Jeep Patriot, two years’ of car insurance from Progressive and a one-year free parking pass for use anywhere in NYC. His daughters were given new computers that will be updated every three years until they graduate from high school.
On January 2, 2007, Autrey was waiting for a train at the 137th Street – City College subway station in Manhattan with his two young daughters. At around 12:45 p.m., he and two women noticed a young man, Cameron Hollopeter, having a seizure. Autrey borrowed a pen and used it to keep Hollopeter’s jaw open. Following the seizure, Hollopeter stumbled from the platform, falling onto the tracks.
On the 23rd of January 2007 Autrey along with his two daughters attended the dinner at the president George W. Bush, sitting in the balcony with Dikembe Mutombo and other guests during the 2007 State of the Union Address to the United States Congress. Bush stated about Autrey:
