Lost Engagement Ring in Solano County…Found!
The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP 925-580-2590
The thing that I enjoy most about doing this work are the stories, and this was a really good one!
Mary and Frank are an elderly couple living in Solano County! Mary had first contacted me to discuss a very important engagement ring, a yellow gold solitaire ring given to her 23 years earlier. She had been doing a bit of gardening in the backyard when she thought to herself that it was probably a bad idea to have her wedding and engagement ring on while performing this work. Like so many others have done, she removed the rings and put them into a pant pocket and went about her work. Later, when she tried to retrieve her rings only the wedding band was found. She admitted to being so disappointed that she had used a bit of profanity and had been loosing sleep over the entire ordeal.
Mary had been previously married and enjoyed scuba diving. Her outings found her in contact with Frank, a boat Captain. Frank is a Veteran Naval Aviation Navigator serving 3 tours in Vietnam and a sailing enthusiast who at the time co-owned a 40′ Valiant sailing vessel used to travel as far North as the San Juan Islands and South to Mazatlan and Cabo San Lucas. The group enjoyed many trips together and a 30 year friendship. 23 years ago things had changed in their lives and Frank proposed to Mary and they have been married ever since. To Mary, the ring represented 53 combined years of friendship and love. I had to find this ring!
Mary led me to a beautifully manicured backyard and told me the story of how and when the ring was lost. We decided to start with three target areas which included a small lawn area that was searched with no luck. The second area didn’t reveal much either. In our third target area between two small shrubs, a 12/13 on the Equinox 800…we made the recovery!!!
As I held up the ring, Mary was overcome with emotion and gave me a long and strong embrace, her nightmare was over. We took some pictures to commemorate the occasion and spent the next 20 minutes talking about travel, life, and family…the important things. When we went into the couples beautiful home to give Frank the good news he too was excited, gave me a good handshake and made a really funny joke about kissing me! Thank you kindly for your service to our country Frank!
To Mary and Frank I wish you all the health and happiness in the world. Your story made me extremely happy and was an inspiration.
The Bay Area Ring Finders Brendon Chapman… Metal Detecting Service/Call ASAP 925-580-2590
