If there is a natural disaster, Emergency Disaster Services is the place to call, with more than 1,000 supply trailers ready to send out.
Emergency Disaster Services, or EDS, provides essential workers a place to sleep, eat, shower and do laundry while responding to emergencies such as hurricanes, tornadoes, ice storms and earthquakes.
Mike Lundergan started EDS with his two brothers, Tom and Jerry, who all worked in food services. Their experience brought them to the attention of Florida Power & Light workers sleeping in their trucks.
Mike and his wife, Cindy, moved back to Maysville 14 years ago and bought an empty lot to start building the company.
Each trailer contains different utilities or rooms for workforce housing. Some trailers may hold six beds or 42 beds. Other trailers may hold showers, toilets, kitchens or washers and dryers.
Around Maysville, Mike has rebuilt abandoned tobacco warehouses to hold trailers for EDS and another company they own, Signature Special Event Services. Mike said there isn’t a state he hasn’t sent trailers to.
Mike and Jerry currently are building a Garden of Gethsemane at St. Patrick Cemetery. The garden includes 14 life-sized statues of Christ’s final procession. Each statue is made of bronze and represents a different phase of Christ’s walk to the cross.
Mike and Jerry also own a well-known restaurant in town, Caproni’s.
Mike is on the go 24/7 and gets only a few hours of sleep each night. He is always there when someone needs him, whether it be at the warehouse, the cemetery, the restaurant or a friend calling to catch up.
At the end of the day, Mike goes home to relax or plan for what needs to be done the next day.
