Editorial: Readers share stories of good Samaritans

Country music singer Anne Murray reminds us sometimes that we sure could use a little good news today.

So here you go.

Readers shared these stories with us and they brought smiles we thought should be passed around:

At your service: When the Cloud family left the new Batman movie on Aug. 3, they thought it strange security guards were standing by their car, which had its trunk open.

Larry Cloud wondered if someone had tried to break in and steal his daughter-in-law's purse or the new computer equipment he'd just purchased.

Nope.

Valor Security guards Jose Gonzalez and Larry Rogers had been alerted by a North Plains Mall patron that the car's trunk was open, full of stuff and would not close. So the mall guards decided to just wait there until the car's owner could be located.

Cloud, who lives near Pleasant Hill, said he did not know who may have alerted the guards to the problem — some kind of electronic system glitch prevented the trunk from closing, he surmised — but he's thankful for the kindness of all the strangers.

"We would like to express our gratitude for their taking the time to do the right thing," he wrote in a thank-you letter. "May God bless them for their part in averting what could have been an unpleasant situation."

When Longhorns and Aggies collide: Bevo the dog, a labrador retriever owned by Clovis' Patricia Beckwith, became ill on July 30 and was rushed to Clovis Veterinary Hospital.

The doctor's prognosis was not good— maybe a 40-percent chance of survival from what Beckwith suspected was salmonella poisoning.

But Dr. John Williams took great care of the 10-month-old dog, even made multiple late-night trips to check on Bevo, to make sure he was receiving all the fluids and medication needed. And after 10 days in the hospital, Bevo was well enough to go home.

There was just one thing wrong when Beckwith went to pick him up. Bevo, who'd gone to the hospital "decked out in his Longhorn gear, collar, leash and tags," was wearing a Texas A&M shirt.

Seems Dr. Williams is an Aggie, and couldn't resist the opportunity to gig 'em.

Some family members have urged Beckwith to burn the A&M attire, but Beckwith said she plans to keep it as a pleasant memory in honor of a dedicated doctor.

"Dr. Williams worked so hard to keep Bevo alive," she said. "It was touch and go several times, but he never gave up."

Unsigned editorials are the opinion of the Clovis Media Inc. editorial board, which includes Publisher Ray Sullivan and Editor David Stevens.