Eddie Schlosser

Pumper Eddie Schlosser demonstrates commitment in every facet of his life, regardless of the hand he has been dealt.

Life in the septic industry started for Schlosser in 2010 at McGuire Septic Service — part of Bishop Brothers Construction and located in Towanda, Pennsylvania — and he has been there since. In his time there, he has earned the reputation of being the go-to guy for anything and everything.

“He’s one of those guys you can just send out in the field regardless of the issue,” says Jayme Tuttle, fleet maintenance supervisor at Bishop Brothers Construction and friend of Schlosser. “He’ll do anything related to waste and grease. If our phone rings for a job, any job, he can handle it. He can usually always figure a solution to get the business or home working again, or at the very least he has a game plan in mind to get them working.”

Schlosser is not afraid to work hard and put in long hours, even though he is battling a hereditary kidney disease that requires frequent trips to the hospital. “He is currently undergoing dialysis three times per week, and he is working more than 40 hours per week around that,” Tuttle says. “He has a big family to support with four kids, and it has really hit him hard.”

Not only is he good at what he does, Tuttle says Schlosser is one of those people you can’t help but get along with. “He’s very good with our customers, a great father, a great husband,” he says. “He’s super sociable. I don’t think there’s one person that he doesn’t get along with. He is a huge footprint in our company.”

His dedication to helping others even goes beyond his career at McGuire Septic, as Schlosser is also a lieutenant for the local fire department. “For 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, no matter what, he’s dependable and none of us want to see this for him,” Tuttle says. “He’s a 34-year-old man that has four kids and wants nothing more than to continuing living out and working his adult life.”

There is currently nothing set up for donations, but Tuttle says if people would like to help, they should contact McGuire Septic Services at 570-265-7302 to work with them on setting something up and go from there. “He’s on the donor list. People can get tested to see if they’re a match. If somebody out there wants to be a living donor and try to donate their organ so he can get back to some sort of normalcy, that would be the biggest gift he could ever get.”

Until a donor comes through, Schlosser will continue showing up for work when he can and doing whatever it takes to get the job done and support his family.