A chance encounter changed the life of an elderly Chicago man, now finally able to retire at the age of 89. Joel Cervantes Macias was driving through the Little Village neighborhood when he saw Fidencio Sanchez hunched over, slowly pushing his paleta, or fruit popsicle, cart down the street. Cervantes Macias pulled over, snapped a photo of Sanchez, and purchased 20 paletas, giving the vendor $50. They spoke, and he found out that Sanchez had to keep working in order to provide for his wife and g...
Strangers rally together to give 89-year-old man enough money to retire
The Week - 13 Sep 2016 06:21
A chance encounter changed the life of an elderly Chicago man, now finally able to retire at the age of 89. Joel Cervantes Macias was driving through the Little Village neighborhood when he saw Fidencio Sanchez hunched over, slowly pushing his paleta, or fruit popsicle, cart down the street. Cervantes Macias pulled over, snapped a photo of Sanchez, and purchased 20 paletas, giving the vendor $50. They spoke, and he found out that Sanchez had to keep working in order to provide for his wife and g...
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