A love letter written more than half a century ago was found in a Grand Rapids, Michigan, man's toolbox.
"It's almost like a true love story. People just don't write things like that nowadays; it's almost like poetry," said Rick Trojanowski.
Trojanowski bought a toolbox in 2017 at a farm auction and found the letter inside a couple of years later. He describes it like a scene out of a movie.
The love letter was written 70 years ago addressed to Mary Lee Cribbs in Grand Rapids, from Cpl. Irvin G. Fleming. It was sent from San Francisco, California.
The letter was written in 1953 when Cpl. Fleming served in the Army and was far away from his love, Mary.
Cpl. Fleming revealed he hadn't heard from Mary in five months after the two had a disagreement. He apologized profusely and expressed his undying love to her, writing in part:
"Mary, I need you so very much … and I know that I'll always love you."
Cpl. Fleming also shared how his time in the Army was going by slow without hearing from Mary, and that adding when he returned home in seven months, it would be the happiest day of his life.
He wrapped up the letter asking Mary something he's asked before — and apparently something she previously agreed to — to marry him once he returned home, telling Mary he loves her with everything he's got.
"I did try to do a little research on Facebook to try to locate some of the people involved with it," said Trojanowski.
So far, the beautiful letter has not reached the right person, but hopefully one day it will.
"I really don't have any use for it and if we can find the people it belongs to, the kids, I think it'd be really neat for them," said Trojanowski.
Source: WBALTV