Pennsylvania Good Samaritan delivers lost wallet to stranger on New Year’s Eve, fast friendship ensues

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A Good Samaritan drove miles out of his way on New Year’s Eve to deliver a lost wallet to a stranger.

Doylestown resident Richard Murray-Dey works as a Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority (SEPTA) conductor, according to FOX 29 Philadelphia. On December 31, Murray-Dey was on the clock when he noticed a lost wallet.

The conductor opened it up and noticed it belonged to a Radnor Township resident named Greg Basile. 

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Murray-Dey – whose birthday is coincidentally on New Year’s Eve – then drove nearly an hour away to the Philadelphia-area town to deliver the lost item.

Murray-Dey and Basile became fast friends after they met up for the first time. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

“I called my wife and we decided immediately that I would drive and take that wallet back to him, but try to do it anonymously, so I’m not infringing on his privacy,” Murray-Dey told FOX 29.

“What he had in there, I knew he would really need it and I wasn’t looking for anything in return,” he added. “This is just how I am and what I do.”

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Basile later checked his Ring camera and noticed that the generous stranger made an appearance.

Murray-Dey works as a train conductor for SEPTA and found Basile’s lost wallet at work. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

“Hello, I have your wallet,” Murray-Dey said on the Ring video. “I’m returning it. Found it on my train.”

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Basile immediately tried finding out who the Good Samaritan was. The Pennsylvania resident got in touch with FOX 29, who eventually arranged a meet-up on Wednesday.

The two men embraced when they saw each other for the first time – and got on instantly.

Murray-Dey works as a train conductor for SEPTA and found Basile’s lost wallet at work. (FOX 29 Philadelphia)

“I think he’s a great guy and we’re gonna keep up this friendship,” Basile said.

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“He’s a great guy,” Murray-Dey added. “Look at him. You know what I mean.”

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