It’s been a tough few years for the folks at family-owned pumping company John’s Septic Solutions in Wilmington, Massachusetts. John and Paula Murphy have built the company over many years on elbow grease and a single, dependable vacuum truck. Along the way, they’ve earned the loyalty of more than 500 customers.Then came terrible losses — the death in 2013 of John’s brother and, not even a day later, the death of the couple’s teenage son. Those personal tragedies took a toll on John’s health, and a few weeks before Christmas, his illness led to the loss of his CDL. Suddenly,














