Anne Landman's Collection
Having Been, and Still Am, An Avid Supporter of Your Industry for 37 of My 53 Years, I Now Suffer From Acute Asthma, Chronic Bronchitis and Sinusitis Which Has Led to An Early "Retirement" (Without Benefits) As My Work History Is Telephon Related and I Ca.
Abstract
This 1996 letter addressed to Andrew Schindler (CEO of the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company) from an RJR cigarette consumer disabled by acute asthma, chronic bronchitis and sinusitis shows another side to the correspondence received by tobacco companies from smokers who realize what they have sacrificed to these companies' benefit.
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Found using the search criteria "sinusitis" in the R.J. Reynolds collection.
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December 9, 1996 Marie A. Spivey 332 Mt. Vernon Ave. Apt. 3 Portsmouth, VA 23707 757-399-1991
Mr. Andrew J. Schindler President and CEO R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. P.O. Box 2959 Winston-Salem, NC 27102
Dear Mr. Schindler,
Having been,and still am, an avid supporter of your industry for 37 of my 53 years, I now suffer from acute asthma, chronic bronchitis and sinusitis which has led to an early "retirement" (without benefits) as my work history is telephone related and I can no longer perform due to persistant coughing and frequent absences with upper-respiratory infections. So I am now unemployed, uninsured and financially embarassed.
Now, despite the encouragement of friends and family members to join one of the class action suits against your industry, I have decided the only person who really benefits from same is the lawyer. So here is where the "BUT" comes in. (No pun intended).
Since I have spent a very large portion of both my life and finances supporting your industry, I would humbly beseech you to consider a substantial investment into my endeavor to establish my own "home based" business, thereby enabling me to remain self-supporting and financially independent of the welfare system.
Thanking you in advance for any consideration you will give, I am
Respectfully Yours,
Marie A. Spivey
P.S. A brief overview of my business plans can be forwarded via return mail if you are interested.
- Company
- R.J. Reynolds
- Author
- Spivey, M.A.
- Va Portsmouth
- Recipient
- Schindler, Andrew J. (RJR, President and CEO (1994-present))Andrew J. Schindler was President & Chief Operating Officer-USA of RJR. (N.M. Tobacco Companies Personnel List)
- RJR
- Region
- United States
- Type
- HANDWRITTEN
- CONSUMER LETTER
- Subject
- Customer feedback
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