Ring of Truth Reappears 40 Years Later

Oh, you have to appreciate this kind of happy ending.

More than 50 years later, a man will finally get his high school class ring back. Back in 1960, the man gave his Class of 1962 ring to his girlfriend as a token of affection. The two young people like each other — quite a lot, in fact — and so it was quite understandable that the young woman was mortified when, because of slippery fingers, she managed to drop the ring in the toilet mid-flush.

This unfortunate event occurred in Roanoke Rapids, N.C., where apparently the plumbing is quite good because the family's hastily called plumber spent a large amount of time ripping up the pipes without finding the ring. The woman apologized, the boyfriend accepted, and on they went, together. They eventually got married.

Fast forward to 2011 and a particularly bad storm in Roanoke Rapids, resulting in the collapse of a storm pipe. Wouldn't you know that the cleanup crew discovered the long-lost ring — intact if a bit dirty. The ring had become lodged in the sewer not far from where it entered the sewer system and had stayed there

The foreman of the crew that found the ring took it to a local jeweler, who returned the ring to its former shine and sheen. Then, it was on to finding the owner.

That proved to be the easy part because only 25 students graduated from the ring-owner's high school in 1962 and the school closed the very next year. A few phone calls later, the foreman was in touch with the ring's rightful owner, who is still married to the same woman.

No word from the couple on how they're going to look after the ring this time, but it's probably along the lines of a bookcase or trophy case or at least a drawer in a dresser far from the bathroom.