by Pa Rock
Citizen Journalist
I occasionally collect oddball news stories and email them to my son, the screenwriter, in hopes that they might inspire him in his creative work. Yesterday I came across the tale which follows, one that contains a true mystery and a happy ending. You may have seen it elsewhere on the internet, but, if not, here is a recap:
Forty-seven years ago Shawn McKenna graduated from Morse High School in Bath, Maine, and was headed to college. Before he left town he gave his senior ring to his girlfriend, Debra. One day not long after that Debra was shopping in a department store in Portland, Maine, when she set the ring down on the sink in a restroom to wash her hands. She noticed a short time later that she had forgotten Shawn's ring and she rushed back to the department store restroom - but the ring had vanished.
Shawn must have forgiven Debra because the couple were married a few years later and were together for forty years until Shawn's death in 2017 after a long struggle with cancer.
But, the tale of the lost senior ring was to have another chapter.
Last month a fellow named Marko Saarinen was out in the forest near his home in Kaarina, Finland, prospecting for coins and assorted junk with his metal detector when he came across a small object buried six inches beneath the forest floor. At first he thought his find was a child's toy ring, but after cleaning it up Marko discovered that it was an American high school ring from Morse High School. The ring was dated 1973 and had the initials SM. It was a man's ring.
Marko Saarinen contacted the school, and a quick bit of research in Maine revealed that the class of 1973 had graduated 216 individuals, but only one male with the initials SM. Debra and Marko were put in contact with one another, and Shawn's ring has found its way back to Debra!
Debra is of course happy to have the ring back. She believes its recovery is a message from Shawn assuring her that he is still with her - and that it is his way of letting her know that she is making the right decisions.
And Marko Saarinen, nearly four thousand miles away in Finland, is pleased to have played a role in the ring's long journey home. He said, "This has been an amazing discovery. Best yet."
The ending is known, and it's a happy one - but the mystery of how a senior ring traversed the North Atlantic Ocean and wound up beneath six inches of soil in a remote Finnish forest remains. That would be a tale worthy of a listen.
Somebody should write it.
Citizen Journalist
I occasionally collect oddball news stories and email them to my son, the screenwriter, in hopes that they might inspire him in his creative work. Yesterday I came across the tale which follows, one that contains a true mystery and a happy ending. You may have seen it elsewhere on the internet, but, if not, here is a recap:
Forty-seven years ago Shawn McKenna graduated from Morse High School in Bath, Maine, and was headed to college. Before he left town he gave his senior ring to his girlfriend, Debra. One day not long after that Debra was shopping in a department store in Portland, Maine, when she set the ring down on the sink in a restroom to wash her hands. She noticed a short time later that she had forgotten Shawn's ring and she rushed back to the department store restroom - but the ring had vanished.
Shawn must have forgiven Debra because the couple were married a few years later and were together for forty years until Shawn's death in 2017 after a long struggle with cancer.
But, the tale of the lost senior ring was to have another chapter.
Last month a fellow named Marko Saarinen was out in the forest near his home in Kaarina, Finland, prospecting for coins and assorted junk with his metal detector when he came across a small object buried six inches beneath the forest floor. At first he thought his find was a child's toy ring, but after cleaning it up Marko discovered that it was an American high school ring from Morse High School. The ring was dated 1973 and had the initials SM. It was a man's ring.
Marko Saarinen contacted the school, and a quick bit of research in Maine revealed that the class of 1973 had graduated 216 individuals, but only one male with the initials SM. Debra and Marko were put in contact with one another, and Shawn's ring has found its way back to Debra!
Debra is of course happy to have the ring back. She believes its recovery is a message from Shawn assuring her that he is still with her - and that it is his way of letting her know that she is making the right decisions.
And Marko Saarinen, nearly four thousand miles away in Finland, is pleased to have played a role in the ring's long journey home. He said, "This has been an amazing discovery. Best yet."
The ending is known, and it's a happy one - but the mystery of how a senior ring traversed the North Atlantic Ocean and wound up beneath six inches of soil in a remote Finnish forest remains. That would be a tale worthy of a listen.
Somebody should write it.
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