A Walk Home Leads To Friendship

Bob Malloy (left) being escorted home by Christian Trouesdale.

It started as a normal work day for 18-year-old Christian Trouesdale, who works part-time as a store assistant for Aldi in the village of Horwich, UK. Along came customer Bob Malloy, around 95 years old, making a few purchases that he needed. However, since the day was rather windy, Mr. Malloy became concerned about how he'd manage the walk home with his bag of groceries.

That's when Christian stepped in, "I asked my manager if it was ok to walk him home and he said that was the right thing to do, so I did. Then when the gentleman came in a week later, he asked for me and asked if I would do it again and I was very happy to....We had a good chat about everything from the General Election to the history of Horwich - he knew lots about everything."



Samantha-Jayne Brady, who works at Jons Fish Bar across the road, noticed the pair making their way down the sidewalk together. One of her customers thought the young man had made such a wonderful gesture to accommodate the older gentleman that she asked if she could take their picture together, as they were walking hand in hand together. The picture was posted on facebook and became viral, as people all around the world saw this picture of both men.

Besides working at his part-time job, Christian is a student at Rivington and Black Rod College. He's also somewhat quiet and shy, and he remains puzzled by his new-found fame. He just thinks of his act as something he would just do at any time, as a matter of course. He reports, "The reaction has been completely crazy, my facebook is just overflowing with messages, I can't even start to read them all....One woman posted on my wall from America saying that she wished there were more people in her country like me, it has been really amazing."

And his fame has even given Christian a sort of celebrity in his home town, too. Chris said, "I went back into Aldi this afternoon and a lady came up and hugged me and said she loved what I had done." But that's not all. Christian has been spotted making visits with Mr. Malloy since they first met. From what can be gathered, they have developed a true friendship and are keeping in touch.

Christian and Bob visiting together.

Thanks to this article from Huffington Post: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/29/teen-grocery-worker-walks-man-home_n_7161610.html?1430317656&utm_hp_ref=good-news; and this article from The Bolton News: http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/12914084.Teenage_shop_worker_who_walked_elderly_man_home_from_Aldi_becomes_viral_sensation/.

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