SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Hermann Sons Life in downtown San Antonio is raising money for one its members, Kris Workman. The 34-year-old father is a worship leader at the First Baptist Church. He survived the mass shooting, almost six months ago. On Nov. 5, 2017, Workman was shot in the spine. He is now paralyzed and adjusting to life using a wheelchair. 

The life insurance company raised money Thursday by selling hundreds of hamburgers its employees prepared in the afternoon. Donations will be going to Workman and his family. They live in a trailer, which initially was not wheelchair accessible. Now that it is, it is too small. Workman’s longtime plan to eventually build a new home are now more urgent. 

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Workman is also a race car driver at I-37 Speedway, so he misses driving, but needs a new van. 

“He is actually friends with my husband and a couple of other friends who races with them out in I-37 raceway, and when we heard he was affected, the first thing [we] thought of was, ‘What can we do?” said Cecily Kelly, the member benefits coordinator for Herman Sonn’s Life. “We want to do the best that we can for him.”

Spectrum News spoke to his grandmother, Natalie Rivas, who said he wants to be independent. Rivas said she is also inspired by his attitude throughout his recovery. 

“His faith has kept him positive, and his attitude was, ‘My legs were a small price to pay for my life,’” Rivas said. “God saved me for a reason, and he said, ‘I’m going to fulfill that.’”