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Integrity, honesty prevails at Butler Home Depot as mom’s jewel recovered

Butler Home Depot employees Cindy Wyant, left, and Kelly Zelenski, right, pose with the Homer Badges they received from store manager Jill Dudgeon, center, for finding and returning a diamond ring to a customer in May. Employees are given Homer Badges if they go above and beyond the call of duty. Morgan Phillips/Butler Eagle

Barbara Vorel, of Center Township, had a lot of errands to complete May 1.

One of those tasks was to visit a jeweler to see about having her late mother’s diamond ring reset into a bespoke necklace.

Because the marquis diamond on a thick gold band does not fit Vorel, she often wore it on a chain around her neck so her mom’s cherished diamond — which she thinks is 1 to 1.5 carats — remains close to her heart.

“I like to take Mom wherever I go,” Vorel said of wearing the diamond, which she always tucked inside her clothing. “I tell her ‘We’re going to the bank today, then the store.’”

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