A homeless teen gets a new lease on life a bartender owner in North Carolina

Jimmy Gilleece has a heart of compassion to teenagers who are lost
@Deepizzaguy (94512)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
July 21, 2018 7:01pm CST
Jimmy Gilleece who is the owner of a bar in Wrightsville North Carolina is being rewarded for his kindness is assisting people who have needs so he can assist them to find their way to happiness. A 17 year old homeless teenager named Rivers Prather was caught on a security camera outside the bar when he saw a teenager pick up the wallet that belonged a lady who had inside her wallet a wedding ring. When Jimmy asked the teenage where is the wallet and the ring as well as the money, the teenage told him he needed the money to survive living in the streets since his mother abandoned him a few years ago. When the teen confessed to Jimmy that he threw the wallet into an ocean channel. Jimmy hired divers to retrieve the wallet as well as the ring so he could return it to the owner of the wallet. When Jimmy found out the teenager named Rivers Prather was homeless, he invited Rivers to live with him, his fiancee and children. Rivers is worked with Jimmy in his bar. Rivers is thankful that Jimmy did not report him to the police for stealing money and throwing a wallet into an ocean channel. It goes to show that even bar owners have a heart of compassion with teenagers who are lost in life.
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@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
22 Jul 18
It only shows that kindness is normal to people. Sometimes we just need to see the situation before acting and doing the things that needed. I hope many more like him.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul 18
I hope so too since assisting a person in need is wonderful.
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
22 Jul 18
Bar owner can be as good as every other good man. Goodness of the heart has nothing to do with the way of living of someone.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul 18
You are right Jimmy felt pity for the teen and let him into his home.
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@chavezrmc (6095)
• Philippines
22 Jul 18
@Deepizzaguy I am sure that those who are showing or giving kindness will feel the same happines like the recipient too.
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@marguicha (215405)
• Chile
22 Jul 18
@Deepizzaguy He took a big chance though.
@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
22 Jul 18
The trenager was lucky enough to meet such people with good heart.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul 18
The teen getting to live and work with a bartender is very rare.
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@rakski (112925)
• Philippines
22 Jul 18
@Deepizzaguy but doable and manageable than stealing money or being a pick pocket
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Jul 18
@rakski That is true.
@just4him (306115)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
22 Jul 18
That's wonderful he did that for her, and took the initiative to find the wallet and ring to get it back to the owner. I'm sure the owner of the wallet is happy as well.
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@just4him (306115)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
30 Jul 18
@Deepizzaguy That's wonderful.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
4 Aug 18
@just4him That is true.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
30 Jul 18
Everyone in this story are happy now.
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@JohnRoberts (109857)
• Los Angeles, California
22 Jul 18
Hopefully Rivers will turn his life around.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
29 Jul 18
I hope so too since he has a great mentor now.
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@Starmaiden (9311)
• Canada
22 Jul 18
I love hearing stories like this. Thank you.
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@Deepizzaguy (94512)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 Jul 18
My pleasure to share them here.
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