This WWII veteran asked for 100 cards for his 100th birthday -- now, he wants 1,000!
A WWII veteran had one simple birthday wish as he approaches 100 years old: to receive 100 cards in honor of his May 5 birthday.
Ray Painter posed for a photo posted to his assisted living residence's Facebook page spotlighting his request. However, Painter recently upped the ante to 1,000 cards and has opened 517 as of Monday. "He's gotten a little greedy," joked Becky Tacy, administrator at The Mayflower senior living provider in Lexington, Virginia."He said, 'I don't know why they're sending this old man these cards.'
"I was trying to explain to him what it meant 'to go viral,'" Tacy added."He said, 'Oh my gosh, that's a lot of people!'" Painter, 99, served in the U.S. Army and has been a resident at The Mayflower for nearly two years. He is predeceased by his wife Edna Painter, whom he was married for 65 years.On April 15, the Mayflower shared the image of Painter holding a sign with his request. Since then, a local elementary school has hand-delivered cards and the post has been shared thousands of times."He's fun-loving, he's friendly, he's always telling jokes," Tacy said.
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