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Xavier-Middletown Grad Reunited With Class Ring 39 Years Later
The Xavier High School graduate was recently reunited with his class ring after losing it at a beach 39 years ago.
MIDDLETOWN, CT — A Xavier High School graduate was recently reunited with his class ring after losing at a beach 39 years ago, according to WTNH News 8.
WTNH reports Dan Hoey, of Old Saybrook, was a junior at Xavier High School in Middletown when he lost the ring one summer day at Misquamicut Beach in Rhode Island.
The days and years went by until Hoey got a call from Xavier’s Alumni Office two weeks ago with the news that they had his long-lost ring.
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Turns out, a Florida woman who used to work at Misquamicut found the ring while cleaning her attic and contacted Xavier alumni, and together they tracked down Hoey, according to WTNH.
Read more at WTNH News 8 here.
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