Childhood Truck Rides Lead to a Career in Wastewater

Sara Coleman grew up making service calls with her dad. Now her kids are being immersed in the family business and three generations are having a blast at Hilton Plumbing.
Childhood Truck Rides Lead to a Career in Wastewater
The Hilton Plumbing crew includes, from left, Sara Coleman, Greg Hilton, Marty Horton, Wes Horton, Heath Simpson and Jarrad Bennett. (Photos by Brad Reynolds)

As a child, Sara Coleman remembers hopping on the vacuum truck to go along on septic service calls. The time spent with Dad on the road at a young age was early preparation for her job today as office manager for her family’s company, Hilton Plumbing, in Pana, Illinois.

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