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<\/p>\nCarlos Valdez and his family always go to the same Papa John’s in their Utah neighborhood when they are wanting pizza. <\/p>\n
While the pizza is consistently outstanding, the 89-year-old employee of the branch who always greeted <\/p>\n
them with \u2018Hello, are you looking for some pizza?\u2019 whenever he made the delivery definitely stood out.<\/p>\n
Like many elderly people, Newey discovered that his pension was just insufficient to pay his monthly expenses, <\/p>\n
so he returned to work as a pizza delivery driver after retiring. Dewey punched in and out of the Papa John’s he worked at for around 30 hours a week despite being in his golden years.<\/p>\n
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Derlin Newey, a delivery driver, was so inspiring to the Valdez family that they decided to share welcome videos with their 53,000 TikTok followers via their channel @vendingheads. <\/p>\n
The community reacted positively when Valdez decided to repay Newey’s kindness after seeing the films showing his generosity and friendliness amassed such a large following.<\/p>\n
It’s crazy. He is adored by everyone, Valdez told CNN.<\/p>\n
The Valdez family started addressing him by name whenever they needed pizza delivered because they always appreciated his interactions with them. <\/p>\n
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Newey was adored by their TikTok fans as well, but inquiries regarding his continued employment as a pizza delivery driver poured in. <\/p>\n
Someone that age shouldn’t be working so hard, according to Valdez.<\/p>\n
The Valdez family was motivated by this to invite their followers to help put together a delightful surprise for Newey in September 2020. <\/p>\n
They requested any donations people could make for Newey in the hopes of surprising him with a collective <\/p>\n
\u2018tip\u2019 of a few hundred dollars, but they quickly discovered they were in for a surprise as well.<\/p>\n
The Valdez family solicited donations from their followers, and they ultimately raised a lot more money for Newey than they initially anticipated. <\/p>\n
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Valdez told KSL 5 TV, \u2018We all got together as a community and we were able to donate over $12,000 for this beautiful guy.<\/p>\n
This time, Valdez, his wife, and their daughter found themselves knocking on Newey’s door with a delivery of their own, complete with a check signed by the \u2018TikTok Family.\u2019<\/p>\n
The surprise was captured on camera and posted on Twitter with the caption:<\/p>\n
\u2018To make ends meet, 89-year-old Derlin Newey began delivering pizzas. He had no idea that one of his clients would completely alter his business.<\/p>\n
The surprise was completely unknown to Newey, a single man, and he was also unfamiliar with TikTok as an app. He asked in the video, \u2018You talk to each other on the phone? \u2018<\/p>\n
When the Valdez family handed Newey the check, she started crying. The question is, \u2018How do I ever say thank you?\u2019 Through tears, Newey fought to speak. I am at a loss for words. <\/p>\n
The Valdez family and Newey were both moved by the community’s generosity; Newey even made the joke, \u2018There’s hope!\u2019<\/p>\n
The entire experience for Valdez not only met but also exceeded his expectations.<\/p>\n
He said in the video, \u2018This couldn’t have gone any better,\u2019 and added, \u2018He needed this. I’m just happy we were able to assist him. <\/p>\n
We simply need to behave toward others in a courteous and respectful manner, like he does. He abducted our affection.<\/p>\n