Randy Montrie paid my husband and me a surprise visit recently. A few years ago, we wouldn’t have wondered at Randy’s sudden appearance on our front porch. He was our mailman, the best mail carrier ever.
Randy knew just about everyone on his route. He stopped and talked to folks, inquired about family and neighbors, knew when members of the community were out of town, and seldom put a piece of mail in the wrong box because the envelope had the incorrect address on it. He was especially kind to those who had physical challenges, going inside to check on them and hand them their mail. Randy was the mail-carrying version of Meals on Wheels. We were sad when he retired.
Now, Randy and his wife Nancy are putting most of their energy into their farm, the Crooked Barn Veggie Farm in Newton. They’re raising chemical-free tomatoes, cucumbers, collard greens, squash, beans, and so on, and they’re both selling and donating the produce. Randy had just taken a complimentary load of greens to the Hickory Soup Kitchen when he dropped in on us.
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