Homeless Man Rewarded $184k+ For Returning Engagement Ring_Reunited With Family

Date: 26-03-2013 5:55 am (11 years ago) | Author: Tony Ladipo
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Homeless Man Rewarded $184,000+ For Returning Diamond Engagement Ring
Reunited With Family For The First Time In 16 years

Billy Ray Harris

Daily Mail
March 25, 2013

A homeless man who returned a diamond engagement ring to its owner has seen his family for the first time in 16 years after his kind gesture made headlines around the world.
Billy Ray Harris was being interviewed about how he returned the ring to Sarah Darling after she accidentally dropped it into his collection cup in Kansas City, Missouri.

But he was left virtually speechless when his long-lost siblings who live 640 miles away in Texas entered the set during the middle of the TV interview.
Billy Ray Harris hugs his sister after being reunited with his siblings for the first time in 16 years
 
•   Billy Ray Harris kept the ring safe after a woman mistakenly dropped it
•   Sarah Darling and her husband setup a fundraising page for Harris
•   Website raised $180,000 enabling Harris to buy a house and to get a job
•   Publicity about Harris' good deed helped his sister to reconnect with him
•   Harris and his siblings reunited in emotional meeting live on TV

Website was initially set up to raise $4,000.00 the same amount offered by a Jeweler to buy the ring from Billy Ray Harris

Billy Ray Harris returning a ring to Sarah Darling


Posted: at 26-03-2013 05:55 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
- papadip at 26-03-2013 05:56 AM (11 years ago)
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsyb424UoT0" target="_blank" class="aeva_link bbc_link new_win" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nsyb424UoT0</a>
Posted: at 26-03-2013 05:56 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- winace at 26-03-2013 06:41 AM (11 years ago)
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Ohhhh good man.. It pays to do gud. A homeless man has becum a lanlord. May GOD bless him
Posted: at 26-03-2013 06:41 AM (11 years ago) | Addicted Hero
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- papadip at 26-03-2013 06:56 AM (11 years ago)
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What you sow you shall reap…that’s what life is all about you can’t escape it.
Honesty has paid off for this gentleman.
Posted: at 26-03-2013 06:56 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- ezchusa at 26-03-2013 07:13 AM (11 years ago)
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Ok

Posted: at 26-03-2013 07:13 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- paulohking at 26-03-2013 07:20 AM (11 years ago)
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Honesty is the best.... Congrats oldman
Posted: at 26-03-2013 07:20 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- lanudja at 26-03-2013 07:29 AM (11 years ago)
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There is reward in being honest...
Posted: at 26-03-2013 07:29 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- edusouls at 26-03-2013 07:34 AM (11 years ago)
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yeah thats a lesson to all, is good to be good, reward always comes 4 being good..
Posted: at 26-03-2013 07:34 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- malvin2525 at 26-03-2013 07:39 AM (11 years ago)
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this will never happen in a corrupt sticken nigeria
Posted: at 26-03-2013 07:39 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- 9jabreed at 26-03-2013 07:47 AM (11 years ago)
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The guy is rich, na now the sister remember am.. money talks and draws attention

Posted: at 26-03-2013 07:47 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- Elmich at 26-03-2013 08:11 AM (11 years ago)
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Honesty...he best policy
Posted: at 26-03-2013 08:11 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
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- Elmich at 26-03-2013 08:11 AM (11 years ago)
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honesty...the best policy
Posted: at 26-03-2013 08:11 AM (11 years ago) | Newbie
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- lanudja at 26-03-2013 08:41 AM (11 years ago)
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Quote from: winace on 26-03-2013 06:41 AM
Ohhhh good man.. It pays to do gud. A homeless man has becum a lanlord. May GOD bless him
Amen
Posted: at 26-03-2013 08:41 AM (11 years ago) | Hero
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- MayorKingz at 26-03-2013 08:51 AM (11 years ago)
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Dats a typical situation of the good and patient dog eating the fattest bone, but remember #Not in Naija...        Wink
Posted: at 26-03-2013 08:51 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- eddiemike19 at 26-03-2013 09:33 AM (11 years ago)
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Where were u wen dis story was first posted on this forum fews months back? Abeg do ur research and stop posting old and forgotten stories all in d name " I wanna belong" dur!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted: at 26-03-2013 09:33 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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- bestbuky at 26-03-2013 09:44 AM (11 years ago)
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its good to be good
Posted: at 26-03-2013 09:44 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- tanglefree at 26-03-2013 10:14 AM (11 years ago)
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Nice one!
Posted: at 26-03-2013 10:14 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- sonjohn994 at 26-03-2013 10:30 AM (11 years ago)
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His good Deed make him Rich and Famous .................... Grin Grin Grin Grin Grin DO GOOD MY COUNTRY PEOPLE
Posted: at 26-03-2013 10:30 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- angesco at 26-03-2013 10:40 AM (11 years ago)
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I have seen people drop things in the street in Lagos by accident (even money) and ran after them and returned it to them.

We have thousands of decent and honest Nigerians.

We do not look for praise because honesty is the best policy.
Posted: at 26-03-2013 10:40 AM (11 years ago) | Gistmaniac
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- Herdeola1 at 26-03-2013 10:50 AM (11 years ago)
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It pays to do good
Posted: at 26-03-2013 10:50 AM (11 years ago) | Upcoming
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