Neither rain, snow, sleet nor hail could prevent this letter from being delivered, even if it took 80 years.
The letter written in 1943 to Louis and Lavena George of DeKalb, Illinois, was lost in the mail for decades, until a conscientious local postal worker made it his mission to ensure it was finally delivered.
The unsung hero of the post office located the only two surviving remains of the George family, his two daughters, and placed the letter in their hands.
“A message from the past, seemingly out of nowhere,” George’s second daughter, Jeannette, told WIFR-TV News. That’s pretty incredible. Everyone was like, ‘Oh my God!’ Know? Stunned.”
The letter was first given to a surviving daughter, Grace Salazar, who recently moved to Oregon, and later shared it with her sister, the outlet said.
His parents, who married in 1932, have since died, but the letter offered a glimpse into their lives.
Better late than never! A letter mailed in 1943 finally reached the family from DeKalb, Illinois, 80 years later. WIFR The letter sent to Louis and Lavena George in 1943 offered condolences for the recent loss of their daughter. WIFR DeKalb postal officials believe the letter was not delivered because the address was missing a house number. WIFR
It was written by the couple’s cousin offering her condolences for the recent loss of another daughter, Evelyn, who suffered from cystic fibrosis.
“I was emotional,” Jeannette told WIFR. “I mean, losing a child is always horrible. It just put me in touch with my parents’ pain and the losses my family suffered before I was even born.
“As I get older, I appreciate extended family more and more, especially my nieces and nephews,” he added. “I just have more of a sense of continuity of life, of families.”
An anonymous post office employee located the two surviving members of the George family to deliver them to them. WIFR George’s second daughter, Jeannette, said her letter left her “emotional.” WIFR
DeKalb postal officials believe the delay in delivery is due to the fact that the address the letter was sent to did not include the house number on South Sixth Street.
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