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.
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Always a good thing, Annette. 😊
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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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I agree, Jim. There was a time when that action would have been quite normal. Thanks.
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Absolutely wonderful. Thank you for this story. G
Geri A. Lennon
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Thank you for popping in, Geri
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Good to see these types of stories.
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I like ’em too.
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It’s nice to read about the good deed of Armah, John. It was great that he went through that to return the wallet.
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I agree, Tim. A wonderful story
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love love love this
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Me too. Thanks, Joy.
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Heart-warming, John. There are good people out there, and we need to celebrate them!
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I agree, Noelle. That is half the fun of this post each week.
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What a heartwarming story, John. Thank you so much for sharing this with us.
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Always a pleasure, Gwen. Thanks for reading and the comment.
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Proof that there are still good people in this world!
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Definite proof, Darlene. Thanks.
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Nice to see some of this still exists in the world.
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I agree, Craig.😁
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It really makes you feel good when you read about someone like Bruce. Thank for the good news story, John.
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I enjoyed it, too, Esther. Thank you. 😁
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He is a stellar person!
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Yes, he is. Thanks, Neil.
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This is definitely a heartwarming story, John. It’ good to know there are good and honest people in the world! Thank you for sharing. Happy Friday!
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I agree, Jan. I think we need to hear more of these kinds of stories. Thank you 😁
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What a beautiful good news story, John! Blessings on that kind mailman. No doubt his father is smiling just thinking about it, just like us.
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I think his father is smiling, Monika. Thanks for that lovely thought. 😁
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Proof there are so many kind-hearted people out there!
Wonderful share, John.
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Congrats to the fine postal worker who did what was right.
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A big congratulations to him.
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A heartwarming example of going the extra mile. 💗 Wonderful share, thank you!
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The extra mile is a good way to put it. Thanks, Michele
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Thank you for the heartwarming good news!
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I liked it, too. 😁
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