Mother Couldn’t Understand Why Her Son’s Grave Was So Green And Then Cried When She Found Out Why 1

[Music] [Applause] losing a loved one is tough whether you knew them your whole life or they got taken away too soon the pain you feel is never-ending but in rare instances a kind gesture from a loved one a friend or a perfect stranger can lessen that pain just ask this family who received an unexpected act of compassion from another mourner for 16 years Staff Sergeant Joseph Villa senior served honorably in the United States Air Force since he enlisted in 1994 he also pitched for the Charleston Air Force bases softball league which was his favorite sport for Villa senior it was a dream come true but in 2010 the most unimaginable thing happened on his way to a game 36 year old sergeant Villa senior was killed in the car crash as an Arlington Texas native his body was interred in Conroe Texas at a Garden Park Cemetery he left behind a grieving wife and two loving parents Raymond and Rachel but one day when his folks went to visit him they saw something shocking in his grave and it was all because of a kind' widower 86 year old Jay Chrissy lost his wife Betty of 65 years back in 2014 they had a fairytale life and nine children together but after she died the Conroe resident started a routine that he continues to do to this day fortunately it also helped change another family in morning's life in ways he couldn't enforce it in Europe since his wife's death Jake starts off each morning by going to church then he meets one of his kids for coffee before going back home well he's there he Clips a few roses from his beautiful garden and then adds to pay his wife a visit at Garden Park Cemetery he also makes sure to water Betty's headstone before leaving her roses but regardless of the time of the year he never strays from his routine but why does he do this Jake is such a romantic throughout their 65 year marriage he gave Betty a rose every day but death has no dominion over love so it continues to give her a rose on occasion he'll also talk to his wife whom he misses very much but in 2015 something caused him to change his routine by adding one more task a terrible drought hit Texas in the summer of 2015 this caused the grass in the cemetery to turn yellow and dry up but Jake decided to do something about it by watering the grass around his wife's grave eventually his dedication paid off in the grass turn green again then one day as he wrapped up his routine he noticed something that deeply affected his heart Jake noticed a woman crying uncontrollably by a nearby headstone which broke his heart so he decided to walk up to her to see if he could calm her down pretty soon they began talking and she spoke to him about her husband Joseph who'd been dead for five years somehow talking to Jake relieved some of her grief what he didn't realize was how much more his conversation did for her several months later Raymond and Rachel went to visit Joseph's grave at Garden Park Cemetery but they couldn't believe their eyes while all the other graves were covered with dead grass the grass on their son's plot was green and lively but the grieving parents had no idea how this had happened and they assumed it was some kind of amazing miracle Jake walked up to Joseph's bewildered parents and explained to them how he'd spoken to their daughter-in-law a few months earlier he also told them about his daily routine and how he decided to do the same for Joseph's grave Jake felt that it was the least he could do for a man who served his country Raymond and Rachel didn't realize that Jake had lost someone in the armed forces to Jake's daughter Mischa was married to a u.s. veteran named Benjamin but after being deployed Ben learned he had cancer sadly despite undergoing chemo his son-in-law passed away in 2011 Misha has since remarried and now has two children but the entire family still keeps Benjamin close to their heart so Jake totally sympathized with Raymond and Rachel's family in such a painful but special way Jenks extraordinary gesture touched Raymond and Rachel but they had no idea how to thank him so instead they gave him a big hug Rachel couldn't believe that a stranger who'd never met her son took the time to care for her son's plot what Rachel didn't realize was that Joseph and Jake weren't strangers at all but how's that possible now Jake has two people to talk to when he visits the cemetery his wife Patty and Joseph whom he calls Joe of course this is just the kind of guy he is according to Jake's son Roger who claimed dad's affection for Joe is similar to the way he treated his wife and kids but Roger wanted to make sure his dad's gesture went viral Roger decided to share his father's story on Facebook not only did he think Joseph's for his service to our country but also expressed pride in his dad for honoring in the way he does of course Roger knows how important family is and how quickly someone can get taken away in fact he had a recent scare with one of his own kids last month three armed robbers burst into a jewelry store in Conroe Texas where Rogers daughter Shea works fortunately it was Shay's days off but Roger knows how badly things could have turned out if she had been there Jake understood his son's fears because he has a strong bond with all his grandkids in return they have a leading example of what true love is like in their grandparents as this photo totally proves Diane who is one of Jake's daughters posted a photo of her parents six wedding anniversary she also wrote that her parents are still married mom just lives in heaven clearly anyone who's ever met this family can appreciate what Jake and Betty had was everlasting love you