{"id":645224,"date":"2026-05-03T14:40:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:40:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/645224\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T14:40:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T14:40:15","slug":"this-n-l-pharmacist-lost-a-ring-20-years-ago-an-ontario-man-found-it-in-a-pair-of-jeans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/645224\/","title":{"rendered":"This N.L. pharmacist lost a ring 20 years ago. An Ontario man found it in a pair of jeans"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\"ABradley Buckle accepted his 2002 Memorial University School of Pharmacy ring was gone forever, until a stranger said he found it. (Submitted by Bradley Buckle)<\/p>\n

A pharmacist has been reunited with a long lost heirloom thanks to the kindness \u2014 and doggedness \u2014 of a stranger.<\/p>\n

Like other fantastical stories, Bradley Buckle\u2019s tale began with a great ring.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The St. John\u2019s Pharmasave co-owner received a gold ring when he graduated from Memorial University\u2019s pharmacy school in 2002. Buckle misplaced the piece shortly after, he said in an interview with CBC Radio’s The St. John\u2019s Morning Show.<\/p>\n

\u201c[I] just accepted that the ring was gone and that I’d never see it again,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

LISTEN | Bradley Buckle joins the St. John’s Morning show:<\/p>\n

St John’s Morning Show9:02A pharmacist in St. John’s was recently reunited with his class ring after nearly 20 years<\/p>\n

Have you ever lost a sentimental object with no idea where you left it? That’s what happened to Bradley Buckle, a local pharmacist who was recently reunited with his class ring after nearly 20 years. He told us the story.<\/p>\n

For about 20 years, the ring passed out of all knowledge, until the Pharmacists\u2019 Association of Newfoundland and Labrador received what Buckle thought was a suspicious email.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cI have something in my possession which belongs to a probable pharmacist,\u201d read the email Buckle provided to CBC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI expect it would be very sentimental if I can locate the correct person\u2026 I\u2019ve had it about 15 years.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"ABuckle says he lost his ring shortly after graduating university in 2002. (Submitted by Bradley Buckle)<\/p>\n

It was one of several attempts a man by the name of Dan Howard made to find the ring\u2019s rightful owner.<\/p>\n

Howard, who lives in Ontario, told CBC Buckle must have thought he was trying to scam him. But he kept trying.<\/p>\n

Having moved to Ontario and back himself, Buckle couldn\u2019t fathom that someone had this important piece of jewelry.\u00a0<\/p>\n

But his pharmacy received a phone call early the next day. It was Howard.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe asked me to describe the ring, the markings on the ring, which I did. And then he asked for my middle initial, which I gave him. And then I could just sort of sense this kind of relief in his voice,\u201d said Buckle.<\/p>\n

Howard found the ring in the pocket of a pair of jeans he purchased at a Goodwill thrift store. He valued it around $800 after holding onto it for several years, but refused to sell it.<\/p>\n

\"TwoThis is the photo that led a stranger to contact Bradley Buckle in an attempt to return his lost ring. (Submitted by Bradley Buckle)<\/p>\n

“It sat in the drawer and I forgot all about it for a long time. And then I just pulled it out and thought, well, I’ll give it one more shot,” said Howard.<\/p>\n

He scoured the internet to find someone whose identity matched the ring\u2019s inscriptions. The ring has Buckle\u2019s name engraved on it, and when the Ontario man saw a photo on Facebook of Buckle receiving an award from PANL, he knew he found the right person.<\/p>\n

The pharmacist said he didn’t fully believe it until he had the ring back on his finger after two decades.<\/p>\n

Although he\u2019s relieved to have his ring back, Buckle said he\u2019s more impressed with Howard\u2019s character.<\/p>\n

\u201cPersistence, effort, honesty \u2026 it’s rare to see somebody with those kind of characteristics,\u201d said Buckle.<\/p>\n

Howard said he was just doing the right thing.<\/p>\n

“My son just graduated,” he said. “I thought, well, what if it was his? Would he want it back?”<\/p>\n

“It all comes around in the end.”<\/p>\n

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