Elderly Couple Thankful For Repo Man With A Heart Of Gold
RED BUD, Ill. (KDKA) -- An elderly Illinois couple is sending thanks today after the repo man who took their car had a change of heart and helped them pay it off.
When 41-year-old Jim Ford arrived in Red Bud to repossess the vehicle, he was invited in by Stan and Pat Kippling. She's in her 70s and he's in his 80s.
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"She's talking to me about how her prescriptions have all tripled in price. And on a fixed income, you can't do anything when something like that happens," Ford told CBS Chicago. "I drove about a block, and I called the bank. I said, 'Hey. How about if I just pay this thing current right now?'"
He ended up starting a GoFundMe account, which paid for the car in full within hours.
He's keeping the account open to help pay for the couple's prescription drugs.