Grieving Edmonton family has stolen pictures and letters returned
That news shattered the family’s hopes. Getting the truck back was nice but it was the contents of those boxes that were irreplaceable. They belonged to Eileen Vettese, who died unexpectedly at the end of November.Daughter desperate for return of late mother’s stolen, irreplaceable keepsakes
“So our heart sunk again and at that point we were kind of like, ‘We need to come to terms with it and let it go that we may not recover the items’,” explained Eileen’s daughter, Mandy Vettese. But someone was looking out for them. Mandy likes to believe it was her mom. The next day, their prayers were answered.“I wasn’t registering what was going on. Then I recognized the boxes.”
Click to share quote on Twitter: "I wasn't registering what was going on. Then I recognized the boxes."“The gentleman said it was his friend who had taken the truck and they didn’t say how he came into possession of our items, but he felt strongly that they should be returned,” Pater recalled.He quickly called his wife, to share the good news.
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