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Thanks To Viewers, Veteran Has His Wheels Back. (katc.com)
more, with pictures and a video, at link above93-year-old Sgt. Larry Dauterive has a new bike. The army veteran says when he woke up Friday morning, his bike was missing from his garage where it was locked up. The story went viral on our Facebook page, and that's when things got rolling.
It was all a surprise, Dauterive thought he was meeting us for an interview about his stolen bike, but little did he know what was in store.
Dauterive and KATC's Erin Steuber spoke inside his New Iberia home, as everyone outside was getting in place for the big surprise. Perfect strangers raising the money in a matter of minutes to make the moment possible.
"My lord! God a bike! My God beautiful! I don't know what to say.
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"I called mine Cadillac Jack. It's absolutely identical to what some S.O.B. stole from me," said Dauterive.
Danielle Morgan of Thibodaux was behind it all. She saw the story on KATC's Facebook and sprang into action.
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"He reminded me of my grandfather. My grandfather rode his bike everyday for however many years until he was 94 and he couldn't anymore. He passed away on Sunday at 99, and I couldn't think of any other way to let his memory live on than do something selfless for someone else," said Morgan.
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