Photo SpecialThe Miners: The Lives They Lived
The 13 men who worked together in the Sago Mine depended on friends, family and each other. Here are their stories
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DAVID LEWIS:
'A GOOD, QUIET MAN'
Lewis – at 28, the youngest to die in the mine – became a miner in 2003 so he could be home with young daughters Kayla and Shelby while wife Samantha (left) studied for her master's degree. Lewis, who grew up on a farm and enjoyed hunting, "was a good, quiet man," says Barbour County sheriff John Cutright. "He went to church, went to work and came home to his family."
