Category: Good Deeds
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David Bruce: The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 7) (Free PDF)
Jimmy Durante: Owner of a Kind Heart Jimmy Durante was a kind-hearted comedian who was greatly loved. Here is one reason why. During World War II, Ed Sullivan once received a telephone call from Father Delaney, who was the chaplain at Staten Island’s Halloran General Hospital. He had heard that Mr. Durante was in the…
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David Bruce: The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 6) (Free PDF)
Memories of Robin Williams Comedian/actor Robin Williams died on 11 August 2014. Many Redditors shared memories of him, including some memories about his good deeds: 1) flying_d wrote, “My Dad is a pilot and told me a story a few years back about meeting Robin Williams on one of his flights. He was actually commuting on…
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David Bruce: The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 5)(Free PDF)
1. Will You be My Stepdaughter?” On 1 December 2013, Jeff Andres, a pediatric physical therapist who lives in Flint, Michigan, celebrated his 34th birthday. At the party, he proposed to Shana Warner, a 28-year-old corrections nurse at a local prison, who said, “I knew something was up when he asked me to stand up as…
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David Bruce: The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 4) (Free PDF)
Chapter 1: 1-50 “You Won’t Believe What I Just Did” Late on 13 July 2013, Wayne County Sheriff’s Sergeant Brian Glatfelter saw an SUV go through some red lights in Westland, Michigan. He pulled the SUV over, and a woman in the backseat said, “I’m having a baby.” Sergeant Glatfelter replied, “Yes, you are.” He…
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David Bruce: The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 3) (Free PDF)
“The Baby’s Not Crying — It’s Not Breathing Right Now” On 16 March 2013 near Garfield and 22 Mile roads in Macomb Township, Michigan, a hysterical father flagged down Ryan Cornelissen, a 21-year-old criminal justice student at Macomb Community College, who then called 911 and said to the dispatcher, “A guy stopped me. I think…
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David Bruce: The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 2) (Free PDF)
“MY GOD, BUT YOU’RE LOVELY” On 21 February 1970, actress Françoise Pascal, who was pregnant, went to actress Vivianne Ventura’s house. Unfortunately, a fire broke out. She was on the third floor, and many people — including film director Roman Polanski and film producer Gene Gutowsky — held a sheet for her to jump on.…
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David Bruce: The Kindest People: Be Excellent to Each Other (Volume 1) (Free PDF)
11. No Tip Required Karl Malone was a National Basketball Association great who played for the Utah Jazz in the late 1980s and 1990s. In the baggage-claim area of the Salt Lake City airport, a woman saw him and thought that he was a skycap and asked him to carry her bags for her. Mr.…