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Mar 4, 7:38 AM (ET)

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BOYNTON BEACH, Fla. (AP) - Marlene Kiraly asked her husband to hide the 3 1/2 karat, uninsured diamond ring her mother had given her just before she died 23 years ago. Problem was, he did such a good job no one could remember where it was.

That was until John Kilcooley was renovating a bathroom in his home last month. Tucked away in a bag, behind a light fixture, Kilcooley found a 3 1/2 karat diamond ring.

Instead of keeping it, he tracked down the home's previous owner who sold the house in 2004. His wife called Kiraly and asked if she lost something during the move.

"She started crying and said her mother's ring," John Kilcooley said. "We could have sold the ring, but if I would have lost something or she would have lost something, we'd want somebody to track us down."

The Kiralys unsuccessfully searched the house before they moved and had tried numerous ways to jog their memory.

"I went to a psychic a month ago to find out where the ring is, and she said my husband hid it really well and I would find it," Kiraly, 48, of Lake Worth said. As a reward, the Kiralys said they would fix the Kilcooleys' hurricane-damaged outdoor screens.

They must have been overjoyed to get the ring back.

Its nice to see honesty in people. :-6

It's nice to hear stories like this....... :-6

I think it's wonderful that you have your ring back.I would have tried to find the owner because I would know how I would feel if it were my ring that were lost.

Bless the finder for returning the ring.

Diane

this post stirred up some bad feelings for me. i have an aunt by marriage. i put my mom's diamond engagement ring in her safe for security reasons when i was staying with her to nurse her husband, my dear uncle, my father's brother. i was with him for months, and in his final weeks spent every moment of my life at his hospital bedside. when he died i washed his body. she was too busy. when he passed away i arranged the funeral and delivered the eulogy. before i left her home i asked for my mom's ring. she wouldn't give it to me. that was 7 years ago. my heart is broken, my mom is probably heartbroken in her grave, i want my mom's ring from my dad back on my hand. :-1