“I still have to pinch myself to make sure I’m not dreaming or something,” the man said of finding the money in the furniture
“I know how it is to lose something and never get it back,” he told WJRT, which reported that a lawyer informed Kirby that he wasn’t legally obligated to return the money.
“I’ve heard about it happening before and I always thought, ‘What would I do if I found that money?’ Now I know,” he said. “Makes me feel good. I believe I’m doing the right thing.”to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest storiesContacting the ReStore location where he got the couch, Kirby was able to find the Newberry family, who had donated the furniture set after the death of their grandfather in December.
Kim Fauth-Newberry, the man’s granddaughter, received the money at a special meeting arranged by the store on Thursday.The manager of the ReStore site, Rick Merling, told the outlet that the good deed stood out to him. “To me, this is someone that despite what they’re going through — and in spite of their own needs — says ‘I’m just going to do the right thing,'” he said.
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