HOUSTON – A Facebook post about a Texas family’s gift from a waitress is going viral.
The Houston family was evacuating during Harvey when they stopped at Sam’s Restaurant in Fairfield, Texas.
Carlos Sepeda Jr. posted his family’s story on Facebook.
Recommended Videos
“This is how I know Texas is great!” he wrote. “My mother-in-law took my wife and I to Sam's restaurant in Fairfield, Texas, after we evacuated. Our waitress who we had never met before waited on us and heard about our situation. She handed my wife this paper, we did not look at it till we got to the parking lot. We opened the note to see a $100 bill. We walked back in to tell her we could not take her money. Her reply was she had gone to the back and prayed on it and she refused to take the money back. She then offered us a table and chairs if we needed them. My friends and family, if you are in Fairfield make sure to stop by Sam's Restaurant and see Mary, tip her well and show Texas gratitude! This is what Texas pride is made of!”
The post has been shared on Facebook nearly 30,000 times as of this writing. It has been liked 81,000 times.
The post went viral after it was reposted on a viral Facebook aggregation page called Love What Matters.
This is how I know Texas is great! My mother in law took my wife and I to Sam's restaurant in Fairfield, Tx after we...
Posted by Carlos Sepeda Jr on Monday, August 28, 2017