Letter: Dubois County Compassion

I want to give a BIG shout out to the Wendy’s in Jasper and to Servus for showing some love to a customer and World War II veteran.

My wife and I were enjoying a meal at Wendy’s Tuesday night when an elderly gentlemen wearing a World War II Veteran hat came into the store and ordered a meal. After he placed the order, the crew was working to fill the order as he was searching through his pockets to find his wallet. To the veteran’s surprise, he could not find his wallet.

He was upset that he could not pay for the meal and asked if he could run home and get his wallet and return with the money to pay. Their conversation filled the restaurant and many of the customers sitting nearby began digging through their purses and wallets to find money to pay for the meal.

Before any of us could get to the counter, the manager stepped up and handed the World War II veteran his meal and said, “don’t worry about it, enjoy your meal”. The veteran was completely caught off guard by the kindness of the manager and promised to return to pay for the meal. The manager again informed him “not to worry about it.”

A big shout out to Servus for hiring managers and employees who love serving the citizens of Dubois County. A big shout out to the manager who was on duty that night. You not only represented yourself well but you represented Servus well.

Servus corporate website says “Our companies are dedicated to providing the best overall dining experience possible for each of our guests every time they visit us and, in turn, producing a respectable profit for our company.”

Servus, I don’t know how your profits were affected that night but our dining experience was through the roof.

Thanks,

Daryl Hensley
Jasper, Ind.