Here is my story the newspaper did. It was great giving this to him at the time of his reunion. Happy hunting. Lorrie
Class ring is returned decades later — just in time for reunion
After James Chaudoin lost his Titusville High School class ring 35 years ago, he figured he probably would never see it again.
On Friday, Chaudoin was reunited with the keepsake in a Walgreens parking lot — just in time for his class reunion today in Titusville. ”It’s quite gratifying,” Chaudoin, 72, said. “It has quite a bit of history to it.” On his way to the reunion, Chaudoin and his wife, Marilyn, stopped in Sanford to meet Lorrie Sprigg, who had spent days scouring the Internet and calling alumni of Titusville High School to find the ring’s owner.Sprigg, a member of The Central Florida Metal Detecting Club, has reunited four people with their lost class rings. She began her search for Chaudoin after the club’s president, Ray Leist, got the ring from a friend. Leist’s friend had kept the ring for nearly two years after finding it on a beach in Titusville. Chaudoin said the ring was stolen from his daughter’s home nearly 35 years ago. No one has any idea how it ended up on the beach.
He paid $30 for it in 1953. A few clues on the ring helped Sprigg find its owner, including the letters THS on one side and the initials JEC engraved on the inside. This helped Sprigg narrow her search to a few people at Titusville High School.
Sprigg said she gets a priceless reaction every time she reunites people with their lost items.
”I love the look on their faces. They are shocked,” Sprigg said.
Class ring is returned decades later — just in time for reunion
After James Chaudoin lost his Titusville High School class ring 35 years ago, he figured he probably would never see it again.
On Friday, Chaudoin was reunited with the keepsake in a Walgreens parking lot — just in time for his class reunion today in Titusville. ”It’s quite gratifying,” Chaudoin, 72, said. “It has quite a bit of history to it.” On his way to the reunion, Chaudoin and his wife, Marilyn, stopped in Sanford to meet Lorrie Sprigg, who had spent days scouring the Internet and calling alumni of Titusville High School to find the ring’s owner.Sprigg, a member of The Central Florida Metal Detecting Club, has reunited four people with their lost class rings. She began her search for Chaudoin after the club’s president, Ray Leist, got the ring from a friend. Leist’s friend had kept the ring for nearly two years after finding it on a beach in Titusville. Chaudoin said the ring was stolen from his daughter’s home nearly 35 years ago. No one has any idea how it ended up on the beach.
He paid $30 for it in 1953. A few clues on the ring helped Sprigg find its owner, including the letters THS on one side and the initials JEC engraved on the inside. This helped Sprigg narrow her search to a few people at Titusville High School.
Sprigg said she gets a priceless reaction every time she reunites people with their lost items.
”I love the look on their faces. They are shocked,” Sprigg said.
