05-31-2014, 04:37 PM
I enjoy reading stories about people who did something sincerely nice and/or honest, though I don't see them nearly often enough.
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Joe Cornell, 52
Joe Cornell tells The Fresno Bee (http://bit.ly/1oSfYIr ) that he found a bag containing $125,000 in cash Tuesday after a Brinks truck pulled away from a red light in Fresno, California and left the sack behind.
"I started crying and shaking," Cornell said. "Everything was going through my mind — the good devil/bad devil thing. What to do?"
Thoughts of the imminent arrival of his fourth grandchild soon helped him decide.
"I thought, 'What would I want her to think of me?' That made up my mind right there," he said. "I got on my radio and called my boss. 'Hey, I found a bag of money.' "
Cornell, 52, is in a Salvation Army substance-abuse rehabilitation program. His duties for the organization include working on donated trailers.
"I went down there carrying the bag like I was Santa Claus," Cornell said.
Brinks spokesman Ed Cunningham said he isn't sure how the truck lost the money, and he called the incident a security issue.
The company will give Cornell a $5,000 reward and make a separate $5,000 donation to the Salvation Army.
I like Joe; seems he's been through some hard times and has his head on straight. How many people would keep the cash, honestly?
Joe Cornell, 52
Joe Cornell tells The Fresno Bee (http://bit.ly/1oSfYIr ) that he found a bag containing $125,000 in cash Tuesday after a Brinks truck pulled away from a red light in Fresno, California and left the sack behind.
"I started crying and shaking," Cornell said. "Everything was going through my mind — the good devil/bad devil thing. What to do?"
Thoughts of the imminent arrival of his fourth grandchild soon helped him decide.
"I thought, 'What would I want her to think of me?' That made up my mind right there," he said. "I got on my radio and called my boss. 'Hey, I found a bag of money.' "
Cornell, 52, is in a Salvation Army substance-abuse rehabilitation program. His duties for the organization include working on donated trailers.
"I went down there carrying the bag like I was Santa Claus," Cornell said.
Brinks spokesman Ed Cunningham said he isn't sure how the truck lost the money, and he called the incident a security issue.
The company will give Cornell a $5,000 reward and make a separate $5,000 donation to the Salvation Army.
I like Joe; seems he's been through some hard times and has his head on straight. How many people would keep the cash, honestly?