Police officer’s kindness changed her life

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Beth Houlton

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For Rhea Holmes, much of 2025 felt like Groundhog Day. Too proud to ask for help, she spent each day on her own securing food and necessities, then returned to the cemetery to sleep on her husband’s grave at night.

Then one cold December day, Syracuse Police Officer Jamie Pastorello noticed Holmes struggling to carry a box of groceries up a hill and offered her a ride.

That simple kindness and the incredible series of events that followed provide a shining example of the good that can happen when we take the time to reach out a hand to help someone in need!

Click to find out what happened to Holmes!

(Photo/Syracuse Police Dept Facebook)

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Beth Houlton believes in the power of words and individual actions to fuel positive change, especially when done in an intentional way that benefits us all. Personal and professional endeavors in journalism, law, music, community activism, and nonprofit organizations that work for the greater good provide a unique yet multi-faceted perspective and motivation for this movement.