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How a lost wallet and $22,000 flute found their way home
Linda Feldmann
鈥淣othing is ever really lost, or can be lost,鈥� the poet Walt Whitman once wrote. Some headlines this week provided a ready reminder of that timeless observation. Take nonagenarian Paul Grisham of San Diego, who left Antarctica 53 years ago after working there as a Navy meteorologist 鈥撀燼nd forgot his wallet.聽
A few years ago, the wallet turned up in the station where Mr. Grisham had worked and eventually landed with Bruce McKee, who runs an organization dedicated to World War II vets. Through some sleuthing, he found a surprised Mr. Grisham, who didn鈥檛 even remember losing the wallet. But he was delighted to get it back.聽
鈥淢y ID card was in beautiful condition,鈥� Mr. Grisham marveled 鈥淵ou can see that at one time I had dark hair.鈥�
In Chicago, a much younger man had a more searing 鈥渓ost and found鈥� experience. Donald Rabin, a graduate student in music, had left his $22,000 flute on a train and feared it was lost for good. But a few days after posting his final plea on Facebook, he heard from the homeless man who had found it 鈥� and pawned it.
Long story short, the Mr. Rabin got his flute back with the help of the pawnshop owner and Chicago police. Now Mr. Rabin is helping publicize the of the homeless man and his wife. As of mid-day Friday, they had raised $15,720 of their $25,000 goal.
