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Kindness that covered 1,000 miles of wintry road
Mark Trumbull
There鈥檚 going the extra mile for someone. And then there鈥檚 Gary Bath.听
The Canadian Army Ranger鈥檚 recent act of kindness took him more than 1,000 miles out of his way. The story, which crossed my desktop this morning, blends far-north toughness with the kind of 鈥淐anadian nice鈥� that we all might draw on as an example.
The odyssey begins with Lynn Marchessault, an American who her family and belongings from Georgia to where her husband is stationed as a U.S. Army staff sergeant in Alaska.
With her schedule disrupted by the pandemic, having a rugged pickup truck wasn鈥檛 enough for the onset of winter. At least not for someone unaccustomed to driving in snow 鈥� with in tow.
From losing traction to losing her way, the obstacles finally felt insurmountable. Yet, when Ms. Marchessault was at the point of breaking down emotionally, residents of a remote patch of British Columbia rallied around her. They helped her get better tires and a place to rest.
And when Mr. Bath learned on Facebook about the need, he decided he could offer something more: .听
鈥淚 am forever grateful to have met all of these kind strangers who helped us,鈥� Ms. Marchessault wrote . Especially Mr. Bath. 鈥淲e got along like old friends.鈥�
