GERALDINE, Ala. (WLS) -- There is gratitude successful a tiny Alabama municipality for a antheral who became his neighbors' concealed guardian angel.
Hody Childress was an Air Force seasoned and a husbandman successful Garaldine, Ala., known for his humility and kindness. But what radical didn't recognize was that for astir a decennary helium besides donated $100 a period to the section pharmacy to assistance neighbors successful request erstwhile they couldn't spend their ain medicine.
"He handed maine a measure and it was folded up. I couldn't spot what it was. He conscionable said, the adjacent clip that happens, I privation you to usage this to assistance them retired and I privation it to beryllium anonymous," said Brooke Walker, proprietor of Geraldine Drugs. "I don't privation to cognize who you usage it for, and I don't privation them to cognize my name. I conscionable privation you to archer them that this is simply a blessing from God."
Walker, who is besides the pharmacist, saw firsthand however Childress' generosity helped galore radical earlier helium died connected New Year's Day astatine 80 years old.
He astir took his concealed with him, too, lone revealing it to his children soon earlier helium died.
"It wasn't surprising. There was much to daddy than this 1 story, helium done a batch for everybody," said his lad Doug.
"It's made america privation to transportation connected what he's been doing," said his girl Tania.
His children said the mode their begetter lived made them privation to beryllium amended people.
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