Man dies years after young girl's friendship saved him

His wife sent an angel to hold his hand till he was ready to crossover.

Poor little girl, she lost her honorary grandpa. My condolences to everyone

Bless the mom for being open minded and allowing the relationship to grow and nurture. She saw it for what it was. Pure and innocent.

When she looked up to the sky, with complete faith on her face that he was there, I almost lost it. Instead, I smiled; and felt happiness that she had such a friend in her life, and that he was now going to be watching over her.

The way she looks up and starts crying.. that broke me. It’s like she was wishing him and Mary the best.

Reading his obituary, I was surprised to learn Dan had a PhD, and taught Mathematics at the college level. He was also an Air Force veteran and private pilot. Isn't it sad how such an accomplished person ends up on a news program toward the end of his life, depicted as a lonely old man with no reason to live until he met this little girl. Add to this the fact he had six children (and twelve grandchildren) of his own, who curiously are never mentioned in these segments, and it makes you aware of how even someone with a full life and large family can still end up utterly alone in the end.

She added years to his life after his wife passed away. Now he’s reunited with his beloved Mary.

Our elders, they gave so much to the society, to the family, to the nation...They deserve better than living lonely

The little girl’s mom is a true testament of being a human being.

The world needs a million more Noras.

When she looked up to stop her tears my heart broke she truly was his angel.

This had me bawling like a baby. Seeing little Nora look up as she got emotional! Thank you Nora for saving this man at a time when he needed someone more than ever. May your happy memories stay alive in your heart forever ❤️

Noora is an Arabic name means “light”.. Noor is male, adding an A to the end make it female, so her name literally means “she is the light”

She was 4 when they met and he got 4 more years of life/love. No coincidence here.

You can tell she meant a lot to him. Because its shown he treated her like like a grandkid. Also props to the mom for letting this happen.

As an "old person" myself, I have grown to learn that there are miracles like this every day, but we often fail to recognize them. But this was no mere "accident," nor was the fact that she bid him goodbye on the day before he passed away. Love is eternal, this I believe.

Bruh even the interviewer looked like he was trying his hardest not to cry

This story reminds me of the movie “up” bc the guys wife died and then he meets the boy scout😭❤️

That little girl is just an absolute treasure. There aren't any words to describe what she did for that older man. He was absolutely heart broken after the death of his wife and had no reason to even get up in the morning. Then Nora came along and changed all that with a simple hello and a hug. God bless you Nora !

Tears, tears, tears!! I have a dear friend, 86 years old, whom I met 2 years ago who also had just lost his wife, we've become very close friends, I met him at a hardware store after recognizing him as a neighbor that lived a mile away ( we had just moved to that rural neighborhood). He was suffering from depression from the loss of his wife too. I bring him a nice hot dinner once a week that lasts him several days. He is now one of my closest buddies, he always says I don't know what I did to deserve you and I say "you've done so many good things for so many people, this is God's way of paying you back" (he was a former pastor). I don't know how much longer he'll be around, I hope for quite some time but this story reminded me of my best buddy, he does as much for me as he says I do for him. Friendships come in all shapes, sizes and ages and can happen to anyone if we just take the time to get to know each other! Thank goodness for this sweet little angel girl who blessed this man's life! They'll be friends into the eternities!! <3