Zero2Cool
11 years ago



A military couple whose engagement ring was secretly bought by actor Paul Walker came forward today after finally having their suspicions confirmed that the star was behind the act of amazing generosity.

Soldier Kyle Upham and his new wife Kristen were in a Santa Barbara jewellery store in 2004 looking for a diamond ring shortly before he was sent on his second deployment back to Iraq.

The couple quickly realized that the other shopper in the store was Fast And The Furious star Walker and struck up a conversation. Kyle revealed to the actor that he had just come back from a tour of duty in Iraq.

Kristen Upham told CBS today: 'When he found out Kyle just came back from Iraq - I remember seeing the look in his face. He kind of transformed.'

The couple, from Victorville, ultimately left the store without a ring - after they decided they could not afford the $9,000 diamond band that Mrs Upham had set her heart on.

A short time later, a sales assistant called the couple and told them to return to the store - where they were presented with the ring.

Walker had sought out the manager of the store and told him to put the ring 'on his tab'.

When they astounded couple asked who bought it for them, the clerks refused to say - at Walker's request.

The Uphams kept the gift receipt and often suspected it had been the star but could never be certain.

The store, which has since closed its Santa Barbara outlet, kept Walker's secret but after the 40-year-old's tragic death in a car crash on Saturday, employee Irene King felt the world should know the actor's true character.

Mrs Upham said Walker's gesture remains the kindness thing anyone had ever done for her.

She added: 'His real life speaks volumes of his character. He really did put his money where his mouth is and did good for this world.'

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11 years ago
love stories like this. So much is done without the press hearing about it. Those are the best ones.
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11 years ago
"Our character is much more than just what we try to display for others to see, it is who we are even when no one is watching. Good character is doing the right thing because it is right to do what is right"


love stories like this. So much is done without the press hearing about it. Those are the best ones.

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Me too. I think for every bad story made public, they should have to wait until they can provide at least two good stories.

When people see negativity all the time, it doesn't make people positive, it makes them cynical and pessimistic. Yes, life is not all peaches and daisies, but that doesn't mean we need to be littered with everything bad that happens.
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