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Wallet Lost 39 Years Ago Returned to Owner - Honesty Story #20

June 9th, 2007

One of our readers sent in this remarkable story she read on BBC News. Imagine receiving in the mail a wallet you lost in college 39 years ago. That is exactly what happened to Doug Smith.

Apparently, while he was in college at the Utah State University he left his wallet at a gas station. Years later, the owner’s son-in-law found the wallet and used the Internet to find the owner. Doug found in it his student identity card, 8 cent stamps, a dry cleaning ticket and even $5.

Doug was appreciative of the good and honest person, Ted Nyman, that returned him the wallet. His wife also added “It’s wonderful that people will take the time to research that, then return something to someone they don’t even know.” Truly there are still so many people that live by the Golden Rule, doing to others what they would like done to them.