Posted on 03/16/2006 11:58:17 AM PST by freepatriot32
PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. (March 15) - Carlos G. Rojas didn't know what to think when the military life insurance checks started showing up at his office. He didn't know anyone who would have named him a beneficiary, and the checks totaled $200,000.
He called Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, which pays death benefits to military families, and the customer service representatives insisted the money was his and he should cash the checks, he said.
Rojas couldn't do it.
"It's not like picking up a penny you just found," said Rojas, a 29-year-old marketing consultant. "Somebody's life was connected with that money."
Meanwhile, Carlos M. Rojas, 62, wondered why he had never received life insurance payments for his son, Army Pfc. Kenny Rojas, killed by a land mine in October in Iraq.
Servicemembers' Group assured him the checks were in the mail.
On Tuesday, after weeks of searching, the younger Rojas tracked down the grieving father.
"I believe this belongs to you," he said, handing him the checks.
The two men had never met but once worked in the same Miramar office building - Carlos G. Rojas for Wells Fargo Financial and Carlos M. Rojas for Comcast cable television. Carlos M. Rojas had quit his job at Comcast, though.
The checks, addressed to only "Carlos Rojas," were sent to the building because the elder Rojas had recently moved.
It took nine weeks, but Carlos G. Rojas was able to find a telephone number for the grieving father.
"I feel pretty good that somebody is honest enough to not spend the money," said Carlos M. Rojas. "This is like the last gift from my son. It's still very sad that he is not here. I cry every night."
Servicemembers' Group has spoken with the elder Rojas and will be sending him a letter of apology, spokeswoman Laurita Warner said Wednesday.
"We are investigating this situation to find out what happened and will take steps to make sure this doesn't happen again," she said.
It's a big deal, as a lot of people would not have figured it out....also, he didn't have to personally find the man, he could of just returned to sender. Meaning, it would of taken much longer for the man to receive the money. You know how the system works. They might have even put it into a dead file and he would of never received it.
It's a very big deal...............
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
:)) I said the same thing......didn't read yours until now.....
Sarcasm or not, you're the only one injecting such tripe into a thread about integrity, courage and hope. Buzz off.
God just put down a gold star next to Mr. Carlos G. Rojas name in the book of life.
bttt!
Nice story for your ping list?
It pleases God to see some righteousness prevail in a land that is known as the home of the brave and "USED" to be known as home to many more like Carlos G. Rojas.
All's well that ends well!
(Denny Crane: "I Don't Want To Socialize With A Pinko Liberal Democrat Commie. Say What You Like About Republicans. We Stick To Our Convictions. Even When We Know We're Dead Wrong.")
***This is really not that big a deal. Eventually the mixup would have been discoverd and he would have had to return the money.***
Yes, you're right. But he could have shredded the checks and forgotten about it. So he STILL deserves credit for making sure the insurance company didn't just write it off as well. The ins. company, after all, had records to prove they sent the check, and the insured might NOT have told anyone that he took out the insurance. He's still a hero in my book for caring.
How could anyone do anything different than this man did? I don't get it. It wasn't his money, so he found the guy it belonged to and got the money to him. That's what you do.
Inferno,
I've known you to be cynical, but this takes the cake. Try spell checker, it works.
Bless his heart - my "faith in humanity" meter just went up a notch.
What a good guy.
My parents once found a large amount of cash. They turned it in right away and wanted no thanks for it. In my family, it is taken for granted that this is the right thing to do. Apparently this is different from yours.
Hit a nerve, huh?
I'm not going to be baited... follow your own tagline.
Hey - thanks for the many fillups; maybe it wasn't you we got gas from, but it sure must have been kin. Can you grab the windshield and check for 32 all the way around? oh, and where's my steak knives???
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