US man gets late parents’ postcard 26 years later
A California man received a postcard from his late parents 26 years after it was mailed from Copenhagen, Denmark, in 2000. Bob Sheppard, who lives in Long Beach, first noticed the unexpected mail piece in his mailbox on Wednesday and recognized the names on the postcard, realizing what it was. The postcard was postmarked in July 2000, but the Los Angeles postmark was dated August 2026, indicating it had been in the postal system for roughly 26 years.
The message on the faded postcard, written in 2000, read "Flying in, we saw lots of water and green, green land everywhere. Love, M&D. From Mom and Dad." Sheppard's mother, Joanne, passed away four years ago, and his father, John, died six years ago during the COVID-19 pandemic. The discovery of the postcard provided a tangible connection to his parents and became a personal message from them, making it feel like a postcard from heaven.
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