For many people, being alone on Christmas is always terrible and this old man is no exception. He had no family to spend the festive season of 2017 with and no plans, exᴄept to heat a frozen ready meal for one. That is until an angel ᴄame along.
Edwin Holmes, a retired man used to be a deᴄorator and painter. After getting rid of his house, he moved to sheltered housing in Leeds, U.K.
A LIKEABLE PATRON
Ellie Walker, Sainsbury’s worker, then 22, found out that the then 86-year-old would be spending the holidays alone. When he was a regular shopper that she had grown fond of, this discovery toucher her.
“He is without a shadow of a doubt, my favorite customer.”, she said.
Holmes had become a regular at the supermarket, where he would strike up conversations with the staff consistently. Walker asked her number one customer to join her on a dinner date.
AN OLD-FASHIONED ROMANTIC
Of course, Holmes said yes. However, after decades of not having been on a dinner date, he was beyond nervous. Therefore, Holmes made sure to reach into his old school romantic roots.
“As for the suit, it was my first date for about 55 years, and I got the flowers because I wasn’t going to go empty-handed.”, the widower expressed.
According to Walker, when the elderly man came to the date in a suit with flowers in hand and dressed in a suit, it made her cry, realizing just how much the dinner meant to him.
TO NEW CONNECTIONS
The 86-year-old was deeply pleased with the night out with Walker, saying that he enjoyed the surprise. In his own words, Holmes stated:
“The dinner made me very happy as it was unexpected and I had very pleasant company.”
This festive meal isn’t where it ended, with the two spending time with each other afterward. Walker and Holmes enjoy chatting over coffee regularly, the supermarket employee claimed.
