This letter from a retiring postman will you make you a bit weepy

He really loved his job.

This letter from a retiring postman will you make you a bit weepy

Everyone loves to receive a handwritten letter but they're getting rarer and rarer these days.

This postman clearly understood that and to mark his retirement, he wrote a letter to all the houses he had visited over the years.

It reads:

‘Hi, Mike, the mail man here.

‘It is with a heavy heart that I announce my retirement from the US Postal Service. Twenty years have seemingly flown by. It has been a privilege and a pleasure to have been your letter carrier for the past four years. Many of you have been with me that long, some have not.

‘I have enjoyed getting to know you and hope that I have provided a service to your liking. I have seen many changes over the years and have enjoyed and endured all of the triumphs and heartaches. I will miss all of you as you have seemed like a second family to me.’

So far, so emotional. But there's more.

‘I lost my wife of 42 years in Sept. 2014, but I know she would agree that it is time to close this chapter and start a new one. My last day will be Sept. 30, 2015.

‘I do sincerely wish you and yours, all the best. Michael. L. Rayman.’

The letter was posted to Reddit by user g3tyasum who writes:

‘For as long as I have lived in my house, always thought the Mailman was very nice. He put this in the mailbox. Reminds me that there are good warm people in all walks of life.’

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