Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News

~ John W. Howell

Today’s good news story comes from the Good News Network

Postal Worker Drives 52 Miles After Work to Return Lost Wallet Found in -11F° Weather

By Andy Corbley –

Everyone in life has likely gone through it at least once: losing a wallet can be stressful to say the least.

So can delivering snail mail in -11°F, but that didn’t stop a Pennsylvania postal worker from doing a good deed when presented with the opportunity.

25-year-old Bruce Armah, a new member of the mail team, found a wallet half-buried in the snow in Coraopolis, near Pittsburgh. He tucked it away in his car and continued on his route, but not because he meant to steal anything.

Finishing his shift, he looked for an ID of sorts that might include an address, and thankfully, there was. Speaking with CBS News Pittsburgh’s Barry Pintar, Armah explained why he struck out at the end of a long day in his own car to return the wallet to its rightful owner.

“It was my father’s good deeds,” Armah said, explaining that his father taught him that he should do the same in the stranger’s position. “He lost his wallet, and someone returned it to him, so I was just returning the favor.”

His father’s wisdom at heart, Armah arrived in Clinton, only to find that the wallet’s owner had moved all the way to McDonald, which, for readers not familiar with the area, is many miles away. He nonetheless made the hike—driving 52 miles in total after work to and from the owner’s house—to return that favor his father had experienced all those years ago.

“There was $100 cash in there, credit cards, ID, healthcare cards,” said the husband of the wallet’s owner, Matt Bryan. “He wanted nothing in return; he just said it was the right thing to do.”

Bryan wouldn’t let sleeping dogs lie, and quickly told his own mailman about the incident, who in turn told another postal service worker, who told another, until it caught the ear of their boss, who commended Armah for taking so much time and effort at the end of a long, taxing, cold day.

His father would be proud.

The good news in this story is that there are people out there who care to do the right thing. Today’s JohnKu celebrates those who do care. I hope you have a super weekend.

Help by John W. Howell © 2026

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Some just jump in and do it . . .

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Here is a video of the story.

66 thoughts on “Friday JohnKu – AKA – TGIF – Fri-Yay/Good News”

  2. The right thing is the right thing. Remember when someone doing a deed like that wasn’t even all that remarkable? Now, when a good deed is done it’s way yonder remarkable. Thank goodness for people like this mailman!

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  20. What a good guy! I’ve found two misplaced wallets during my life. One time, I was walking along the side of a road after my car broke down and found a purse there. I found Identification inside the purse and tracked down her phone number and returned it to her. Someone had removed the cash.

    I also found a wallet sitting atop a payphone outside a Taco Bell. I was traveling and in a strange city. I went into the Taco Bell and gave it to the employees, asking them to return it. While I was there, I decided to order some food. A little while later, the owner came into the restaurant in a panic. I was still there and watched them return it to her.

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