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An unusual friendship continues
A young sailor from Greenville and a Miamisburg woman who is in her 80s have been hooked up via the Internet and hope to become corresponding friends.
In early December I wrote about Donna Cronin of Miamisburg, who was flying home after a visit to Florida.
During a long wait for the plane during a stop-over in Baltimore, she talked to a man who identified himself as simply Travis and explained he was heading home for a visit. Travis is in the U.S. Navy, and Cronin was impressed with his demeanor and kindness. She purchased a sandwich for Travis, and they had a long and sometimes emotional conversation.
When she was in touch with me, Donna said she failed to get Travis’s last name, and she hoped we could help find him.
There were a number of contacts from people who know Travis, and they wanted to let Donna know how to be in touch with him. Travis himself did some searching on the Internet and found out Donna’s address on his own.
His last name is Presler, and he got married to his childhood sweetheart when he was home on leave.
Thanks to the little story that ran on the two, both Travis and Donna plan to continue their e-mail friendship. And both have promised to drop me a note from time to time.
“I call it a miracle that your story was able to get us connected as friends,” Donna said. “I look forward to meeting Travis’s new wife, and his family one day soon. He is a fine young man and we are so pleased he is serving our country in the military.”
I am pleased they got connected, and I send best wishes for a great 2010 to both Donna and Travis and their families.
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