06/02/2026
Hey there, if you can take a quick break, spend a moment, read this nice local story about creating memories, I think you’ll appreciate it… and probably relate to its generosity…
So I got a message a couple days ago from Rachel, one of our wonderful customers. Her husband of almost 20 years had passed just over a year and a half ago, and Sunday would have been his 61st birthday. Jim and Rachel would come into the ice cream shop most weekends, often with one, or both, of their now almost grown kids. In addition to his quiet smile, Jim was recognizable as he usually wore a Green Bay Packers hoodie! I am sure those who knew him best could tell me more about his love of the Packer’s cheese in addition to ice cream!
Well Rachel said they loved our shop! For me, it’s the ultimate compliment to hear that our hometown ice cream shop is the go-to “date night” for so many couples. And appropriately, this Sunday was a particularly hot humid day, a good day for ice cream. So in memory of Jim, she silently bought birthday ice cream for several hundred customers, each surprised at the gratitude of being told their order was “on-the-house”!
I am blessed to have the new wonderful Christian book store down the street as one of my tenants. Their mission and motto is “praise God and pay it forward”, encouraging the spread of kindness. Well, that is what I saw first hand. In the spirit of creating a lasting memory for others who have had loss, I just wanted to share the unexpected generosity of Rachel, and Jim, that I was able to witness this weekend.
Thanks to all our customers from us at Pop Huron!