In Texas, a high school principal drove 800 miles to help give seniors his own version of graduation since they will miss it due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
High school principal Virdie Montgomery and his wife tried to visit all 612 seniors in a journey that took 12 days.
Montgomery told KTVT – “We were doing some things for them, but I just never felt like I had done enough. So I said the next best thing is just to go see them. So that’s what I did. For the last 12 days, we’ve been on the road.”
Virdie’s wife, Pam, called the trip a “monumental task,” but one that was worth it.
Senior Megan Emmert said of Montgomery, “He has gone all around to every single senior, and he’s cared about all of us since day one.”
Meanwhile, Dennis Cockrell wanted to show his support for his wife undergoing chemotherapy. So he found a place where she could see him outside the hospital as visitors are not allowed in medical centers across South Carolina due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Cockrell found a seat in the grass outside the Bon Secours St. Francis Cancer Treatment Center in Greenville with signs that read “I’m here” and “I love you,” knowing that his wife of 23 years would see him out there.
Cockrell said – “I can’t be with her in person in the same hospital room, so the last time we were here she said she could see this particular area, so I got the seed of the idea.”