In 1977, Morgan Perigo’s gold faculty commencement ring was misplaced to the ocean whereas on a visit to Barbados along with his spouse and two younger sons. Perigo, who graduated from McMaster College in Canada in 1965, looked for the ring in useless.
“Sooner or later I took my youthful son and waded into the ocean. He was knocked over by a wave, so I reached to seize maintain of him. He pulled on my hand and my Mac Alumni ring got here off,” Perigo, now 83, stated in an electronic mail to the college. “We looked for it however had been unsuccessful.”
Forty-seven years later, Perigo received his ring again. The shock reunion unfolded because of Alex Davis, knowledgeable freediver who not too long ago found the jewellery whereas utilizing an underwater steel detector. There have been three clues inscribed on the ring — the identify of the varsity, the yr 1965 and the initials FMP, Davis advised the college.
“[It’s] not stunning the gold has tarnished across the stone setting and the stag emblem is a bit worn down however general it is in nice situation,” Davis stated.
McMaster College / Alex Davis
The diver contacted the college and shared pictures of the ring.
“I discovered a McMaster College signet ring with three initials on the within,” he wrote in an electronic mail to the varsity. “I discovered it steel detecting in Barbados this morning and suspect it has been misplaced for a while.”
Alumni officer Laura Escalante acquired the e-mail and her search ultimately led to Frederick Morgan Perigo, a 1965 arithmetic main.
When contacted by the varsity, Perigo confirmed the ring was certainly the one which slipped off his finger almost half a century in the past.
On the eve of his 83rd birthday, Perigo acquired a FedEx bundle despatched from Barbados. Inside was his commencement ring.
“What a beautiful, sudden 83rd birthday current,” he stated.
McMaster College / Morgan Perigo