An Illinois family is adding extra chairs to their Thanksgiving table this year after inviting a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier and his family to join them for the holiday.
Guy and Marcia Miller of Aurora, Illinois, are welcoming mail carrier Jaylen Lockhart and his family to their home after Miller fell on Nov. 16 while he was out walking his dog Bentley, and Lockhart rushed to his aid.
Lockhart, 26, told “Good Morning America” he had been working as a substitute mail carrier that Saturday afternoon and had not seen or met the Millers before.
“I was on my mail route, looking at my rearview mirror and I saw that Guy was losing his balance. He eventually did fall and took his tumble,” Lockhart recalled. “I did a U-turn, and I got to him as quick as I can, just kind of making sure he was OK.”
Guy Miller, who has diabetes, said he remembers losing his balance and struggling to get back up before Lockhart caught up to him.
“I had this treat bag in my hand, and it fell out of my hand, and I bent over to pick it up — and at that same time, the dog lunged forward because he saw a squirrel or something, and I lost my balance,” the 75-year-old recalled. “I didn’t have time to put my hands out and I kind of conked my head on the grass.”