TULSA, Okla. — Despite a worldwide pandemic, nation-wide protests and a hectic election year, people are still doing good deeds.
A Tulsa couple, who asked to remain anonymous, heard some sad news about a Tulsa teacher and stepped up to give him a special surprise.
2 Works for You sat down with Tulsa Public School Special Education teacher, Walter Williams, who's worked at Nathan Hale High School since 2015.
“I was like Coach, man, you’re about to see a grown man cry,” Walter Williams said.
Walter Williams walked 6.1 miles to work and 6.1 miles home every day for a week to ensure students in his special education classes could stay on track.
“Just a love for young people, I have been working with young people since I was in college. I have a drive and a passion to see young people succeed,“ Williams said.
It was just a few weeks ago that his 6-year-old Nissan Versa gave out on him, but he didn't let that interfere with his passion.
“If that means I gotta get up at 5 in the morning to walk and catch a bus to be here, I will," Williams said. "I just kept hearing my dad in my head. Put those two feet in the street and get to work.”
After weeks of walking, taking the bus or catching rides when he could, an anonymous couple decided to take the burden off of his shoulders.
“I got a text message from this person telling me that her and her husband wanted to donate this Toyota 4Runner to me," Williams said. "I was blown away.”
The 2004 4Runner is everything to Williams. He said it runs well, without any problems, and he is grateful for the gesture.
“That really touched me, it really, really did something for me. I am forever grateful and thankful to them for being a blessing to me," Williams said. "When I got home, I just prayed and thank God for the blessing because I know it was needed at the time."
Williams' message to the couple is he couldn't thank them enough. Not only does Williams have a new car, he can also go see his son play basketball during his first year on a college team.
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