Harold Kilgore watched his plans for Gravelator Systems unravel over recent years. The small family-run business in Gainesville, Georgia, opened in 1997 and specialized in designing and installing onsite systems for lots classified as unbuildable.In late 2018, Kilgore’s nephew, Justin Kilgore, left the company and returned to school to become a surgical nurse. In May 2021, laborer David Thompson was diagnosed with emphysema and quit.That left Harold’s son, Heath Kilgore. “He’d worked beside me for 20 years and, as Gravelator’s project manager, had assumed field responsibilities,” says Harold. “In late November 2021, Heath moved on to try different occupations.”To recover
