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Paul Walker的善舉 - 陌生人義送婚戒 美夫婦永念大明星

美國軍人 Kyle Upham 9年前與未婚妻走入加州聖巴巴拉一家珠寶店，希望趁重回伊拉克戰線前選購婚戒。

同樣在店內購物的有荷里活大明星，兩人認出他還讚大明星靚仔，隨後明星與兩人簡單閒談，當聽到Kyle放假回來轉頭又要重回戰場時，眼神一晃。「我們互通姓名介紹自己，當他知道Kyle剛自伊拉克回來，神色有異。」未婚妻說。

兩人繼續左挑右選，未婚妻最終揀中心頭好，卻因太昂貴被逼放棄。「她選中一隻極之喜歡的戒指，但男的說不夠錢購買，」售貨員 Irene King回想當時的情形，未婚妻看中的是一隻價值近1萬美元的戒指(圖)，兩人無奈只好放下。

當二人離開店舖後，大明星趨前向售貨員說，「他們看中的那隻戒指，算入我的帳。」說罷就離開了。售貨員即時走出店舖追上二人，卻堅決不肯透露誰是神秘大善人。「能這樣善待一個陌生人，實在難以相信。」King說。

今天， Upham太太終於知道應該為手上戴着的婚戒感謝誰人，售貨員封口近十年，在男星保羅獲加（Paul Walker）車禍逝世後，終披露這位紅星的善舉。

原題為〈陌生人義送婚戒 美夫婦永念大明星〉

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4-12-2013

dailymail.co.uk

Paul Walker secretly bought Iraq war veteran $9,000 engagement ring for his new wife after overhearing the couple say it was too expensive

The actor was in a Santa Barbara jewellery store in 2004 when he carried out the random act of generosity

A store employee revealed the story after Walker's tragic death in a fiery car crash on Saturday at the age of 40

A military couple whose engagement ring was secretly bought by actor Paul Walker came forward today after finally having their suspicions confirmed that the star was behind the act of amazing generosity. 

Soldier Kyle Upham and his new wife Kristen were in a Santa Barbara jewellery store in 2004 looking for a diamond ring shortly before he was sent on his second deployment back to Iraq. 

The couple quickly realized that the other shopper in the store was Fast And The Furious star Walker and struck up a conversation. Kyle revealed to the actor that he had just come back from a tour of duty in Iraq.

Kristen Upham, pictured with her husband Kyle, said that Paul Walker's generous purchase of her $10,000 engagement ring is the kindest thing that anyone has ever done for her

Paul Walker's secret act of generosity - buying a $9,000 engagement ring for an Iraq war veteran and his new wife - was revealed by the jewellery store following the star's tragic death

Kristen Upham told CBS today: 'When he found out Kyle just came back from Iraq - I remember seeing the look in his face. He kind of transformed.'

The couple, from Victorville, ultimately left the store without a ring - after they decided they could not afford the $9,000 diamond band that Mrs Upham had set her heart on. 

A short time later, a sales assistant called the couple and told them to return to the store - where they were presented with the ring. 

Walker had sought out the manager of the store and told him to put the ring 'on his tab'.

When they astounded couple asked who bought it for them, the clerks refused to say - at Walker's request.

The Uphams kept the gift receipt and often suspected it had been the star but could never be certain.

The store, which has since closed its Santa Barbara outlet, kept Walker's secret but after the 40-year-old's tragic death in a car crash on Saturday, employee Irene King felt the world should know the actor's true character.

Mrs Upham said Walker's gesture remains the kindness thing anyone had ever done for her. 

The actor overheard the couple saying that they couldn't afford the ring, so he anonymously purchased it for them instead

Walker was browsing a jewellery story at the Paseo Nuevo mall in Santa Barbara when he anonymously paid for a soldier's engagement ring for his fiancée

Jewellery store clerk Irene King revealed the story of Paul Walker's generosity after the actor's death as she wants the world to know his true character

The Fast And The Furious star has been mourned by family, friends, co-stars and fans who laid a shrine to the star at the spot where he died in Santa Clarita on Saturday afternoon. 

The 2005 Porsche Carrera GT was being driven by the Hollywood star's friend and business partner Roger Rodas when it crashed in Los Angeles, killing both of them.

On Monday, Walker's Fast & Furious co-star Vin Diesel joined crowds who'd gathered to pay their respects.

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Speaking through a police car loudspeaker, he said: 'If my brother were here right now and saw all the love that you're bringing here. If he could see for himself that all of you have showed up to show my brother love at this hard time. That his family gets to see all of you show the love that you've shown Paul. It's going to stay with me forever.

'I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for coming down here and showing that angel up in heaven how much you appreciate him. It's going to stay with me for ever.'

The memorial site of the fatal car crash of Paul Walker and Roger Rodas in California where fans left heartbroken tributes to the star

Jewelry Store Clerk Recalls Paul Walker’s Anonymous Gift To Soldier and Fiancee (video)

SANTA BARBARA (CBSLA.com) — Paul Walker was best known for his movies and fast cars, but a former Santa Barbara jewelry store clerk will remember him most for his generosity.

Several years ago during the holiday season, Irene King says, an associate nudged her and said, “There’s Paul Walker.”

“Oh, OK, yeah,” King said with a smile. “I said, ‘Yeah, he’s a nice-looking man.’”

“The Fast and the Furious” star was shopping in the store at the same time as a soldier who had just finished up his first tour of duty in Iraq. The soldier was heading overseas again and was shopping with his fiancee, looking at engagement rings.

“She saw something that she really, really liked, but he said, ‘Honey, I can’t afford that,’” King said.

That “something” was a $10,000 engagement set, King said. Walker had overheard the conversation.

“He called the manager and he said, ‘Umm, the ring that those people are looking at – put it on my tab,’” King remembered. “Soon after that, he just left.”

When the couple asked whom to thank, the store said it was an anonymous gift.

King and the jewelry store’s employees kept the secret for more than a decade. But with Walker’s death, they want the world to know of his generosity.

King’s son retold the story on his Facebook page after news spread of Walker’s death.

“To do something like that to a perfect stranger is just unbelievable,” King said.