At their beloved IHOP restaurant in Abilene, Texas, Dwayne Roach and his sister Regina Thomason were savoring a late breakfast. Regina wanted to bring some cheer into her brother’s life – he has Down syndrome, so they had just come from the doctor’s office. But while relishing their meal something caught Dwayne’s eye: Millie the waitress was wearing an odd uniform. It was then that events began to take a dramatic turn!
As soon as Dwayne, 50 years old, laid eyes on Millie’s nametag clipped to her chest, he was instantly captivated. Nametags were something that always filled him with enthusiasm and his gaze fixated on hers in an instant.
Regina was an eyewitness of the entire event and shared her narrative on social media, where it rapidly became a hit; thousands of people liked and disseminated it among their companions.
“He told the waitress that he liked her nametag and then told her that his name is ‘Captain America.’”
Mille could have easily brushed aside Dwayne’s outrageous assertion, yet she chose to do something different. Refusing to go about her shift and forgetting that he had just declared himself Captain America, Millie decided to make the day extra meaningful for him instead.
As Captain America sipped his drink and enjoyed his meal, Regina and Dwayne prepared to settle their bill. However, Millie had one last surprise in store for them before they left: she held out a nametag with an excited gleam in her eye. She wanted to make sure the couple departed on a cheerful note!
Millie tugged on Dwayne’s shirt and quickly fed the pin through its fabric, clasping it shut. The outcome brought him immense pleasure as his new nametag excitedly filled him with joy. And Regina’s eyes began to water as she read what it said, “Captain America.”
She shared the uplifting experience she had with an IHOP waitress on Facebook.
“Thank you to Millie at IHOP. U made his day!”
Despite some people seeing this as a trivial incident, Dwayne’s sister fully comprehended how much importance and significance was attached to it. He has unrestrained creativity and enjoys collecting name badges; one of which even bears the phrase “John Wayne”!
Millie is renowned for treating her customers with the utmost respect and kindness, something she revealed during an interview with News 4 when she said: “When people come in, I want to make them smile. If they leave happy, it makes me happy.”
Millie undeniably brought joy to Dwayne and his sister alike.
“When he left, I said, ‘Bye, Captain America!’ and he just giggled. It made me feel good,” she said.
It’s no shock that this story has quickly spread throughout the world, as in our current climate of strife and tension it is immensely heartwarming to hear about ordinary citizens selflessly working together for mutual benefit.
How touched are you by this waitress’s immense kindness?
