NE Pennsylvania man reunited with class ring after 43 years
FORTY FORT, Pa. (AP) — A man in northeastern Pennsylvania has been reunited with his class ring after losing it in a flood 43 years ago.
State police told the Citizens Voice (http://bit.ly/1c3ePfM ) that Forty Fort resident Roger Stout lost his 1971 Wilkes University class ring after it washed away in the high waters from Hurricane Agnes in 1972.
They say the ring was recently sold to a jeweler by someone involved with a burglary and robbery case. Authorities are investigating how he obtained the ring.
Police noticed “RS BS” inscribed on the and asked officials at Wilkes University for help. University officials said Stout had received a bachelor’s degree from the university in 1971.
The ring was returned to Stout on Friday.