The memory of loved ones can live on in many ways, and through different mediums. But I've always felt that sound, and in particular the sound of someone's voice, can serve as the most powerful memory of all.
Here at LittleThings, we've seen people use sound to revive and revitalize lost memories. Even mere snippets can trigger unbelievable memories in some. And in others, they can make a life ever more wholesome.
But what if these sounds have been lost? Until recently, one man has lived in sadness because of this. His wife had passed away 12 years ago, and one of the most significant things she left behind was a voicemail recording of her voice.
Due to an unfortunate mishap, he lost the recording, and thought he would never hear his wife's voice again. That was, until this incredible find took place…
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A few months ago, Stan Beaton, 68, lost a 14-year-old voicemail recording of his late wife, Ruby. The recording was made two years before Ruby died of stomach cancer in 2003, at age 63.
At the time of the incident, the company that provided Beaton's phone service in West Yorkshire, England, was upgrading his landline. Phone engineers accidentally wiped out the voicemail. However, they assured him that nothing had been lost.
Beaton was devastated. But just when he thought he'd never, ever hear Ruby's voice again, the company contacted him to say that it retrieved a voicemail from long ago.
The recording was played for Beaton. "I knew it was Ruby as soon as I heard the first word. I was in tears by the end of the message," he told The Daily Mirror.
"People have been asking, 'Why did you not record [Ruby's voice] yourself?' but I have tried to before. It never seemed to work, and all I got was blank tapes after I tried to record her voice. I'm just over the moon that they have been able to retrieve this for me," said Beaton.
Virgin Media has apologized to Beaton for the mishap, and has since sent a CD of the voicemail message to him. The company has also promised to make donations to Beaton's favorite charities: Cancer Research, Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital, and cl
Watch the video below to see Beaton's first reaction to hearing the voicemail.
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