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With a Little Help From His Friends ... Meet Harvey Djerf! (872 views, 2 replies)

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PLYMOUTH, Minn. - It is possible in the autumn of one's life, to still have spring in one’s step.

Harvey Djerf, 95, is proof of that.

“I’ve always liked to walk,” Harvey says. “I feel better if I walk.”

But sprinkled along his path is proof of something else: the kindness of Harvey’s neighbors.



“People saw me stopping and catching my breath,” the WWII veteran says. “They figured maybe Harvey needs a place to rest.”

Every few hundred feet along Harvey’s walk sits a seemingly random chair – some next to driveways, others on front lawns. All of them have been placed there for Harvey.

Tom and Melanie Heuerman had seen Harvey resting in other neighbors’ chairs when they decided to add one of their own.

“We put one out and he found it the very next day,” Melanie says.



“We wanted him to honor us with his presence,” adds Tom. “It’s kind of status symbol in the neighborhood to have a chair out for Harvey.”
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What a touching and beautiful story. Thank you for sharing that. I wish we all had a Harvey in our neighborhood. I bet he extremely interesting to talk to. Tell harvey hello from 2movies smiley

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