Despite being retired, this brave man has no intention to stop working. 

Willie Ortiz is a retired soldier, mechanic, school bus driver, and welder at Connecticut’s Hartford Hospital. However, the role he prides himself the most is being a cat parent.

For the past 22 years, Willie has been feeding stray cats. To put it precisely, during his tour, he stops 16 times across the city to feed 68 stray cats. 

Most people wonder what encouraged Willie to care for so many stray cats. Well, here’s his story.

It all started in 1995 when he saw a starving kitty begging for food outside his friend’s auto body shop. 

While everyone ignored the cat, he couldn’t do that, so he started feeding her. Soon after that, he discovered several stray colonies across the city that were in desperate need of help.

To continue his mission, Willie spends his days collecting scrap metal to sell and earn money for the cat food.

To make it a bit easier for him, community members who have heard about Willie’s story often donate him metal.

Willie’s friend also wanted to help, so he has set up a page for him, where you can learn more about his mission and make a donation.

Willie is one kind and amazing person who, despite his age, refuses to give up but is determined to carry on his mission and make sure that the stray cats are taken good care of.