Homeless Chicago Man Donates Thousands to Down-On-Her-Luck Banker

edited May 2011 in conversations
Chicago - A year ago, everything was going right for a woman we'll call Sandy.

She had a good job at a bank in the suburbs.

She and her 10-year-old son had a safe home.

But then the world came crashing down around the 39-year-old. She lost her job. She lost her house. And she and her son moved into her truck. Police found her and DCFS threatened to take away her son if she didn't find a safe place to stay.

She moved into a hotel with the help of a social worker who paid for a few nights stay with her own money. That's when Sandy's knight in shining armor showed up. And he's kept showing up, every day, paying her hotel bill, so she and her son can stay off the streets.

But Sandy's Good Samaritan isn't a Chicago big shot. He isn't living in a Loop highrise. He doesn't even have a job.

Sandy's Good Samaritan is Curtis Jackson, who's been homeless since 2004. He pays for Sandy's hotel room because she used to treat him with dignity and kindness when she did have a house -- and he pays for it by panhandling and giving the money to her.

Read the full story here.


You, my friend, are awesome. :smile:

Comments

  • edited 9:14AM
    awesome, and a tax dodger!
  • edited 9:14AM
    random sweetness, nonetheless. ;)

    i approve of the kindness, and, in this case, the tax-dodging. man's paying his dues. *nod*
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