Linda Ragsdale, Veragona's friend and fellow Tennessee resident, told The Washington Post that she pulled Naomi Scherr under a table but couldn't save her.
For example, news reports say that he was not comfortable with Mr Paulson's decision to take public money off the table in the ultimately unsuccessful effort to save Lehman Brothers.
"There are thousands of entrepreneurs, millions across this country, who do incredible things and make money to put food on the table, to pay their bills, and to save for the future and their children, " she says.