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A true act of kindness

Pensacola, FL, Letter Carrier Gene Kahl saw two things at a customer’s house that made him investigate further — mail accumulating in the mailbox and a car that hadn’t been moved in days. Kahl called the sheriff’s department. Deputies arrived and entered the home to find an elderly couple. The wife had died and the grieving husband was still at her side. He was taken to the hospital and treated for dehydration.

Pensacola News Journal.com photo.

“I could hear someone inside,” Kahl said, “but I couldn’t get them to come to the door.” Jeff Nall, spokesman for the Council of the Aging of West Florida, said, “Kahl’s act of kindness reminds us how important it is to watch out for neighbors.”

posted by Earl Bingham @ 9:27 AM