- Stefun Darts, 24, gathered his family members together at his grandparents’ home in Houston on March to reveal a special surprise he is working on
- Stefun was planning to present his grandparents with a check for $ 15,000, which is the amount of money needed by his grandparents to pay off their mortgage
- Stefun’s grandparents, Cecil and Marilyn Roberts, took care of him when he was in first grade
- The grandkid made a promise when he was in second grade that he would pay off his grandparents’ mortgage
HOUSTON, Texas – A grandson was lauded by the online community after he fulfilled a promise he made back when he was in second grade to pay the mortgage of his grandparents.
Stevie Borello mentioned in his article for ABC News published on March 28 that 24-year-old Stefun Darts gathered his family members together at his grandparents’ home in Houston in March to reveal a special surprise he is working on.
Stefun planned to present his grandparents with a check for $ 15,000, which is the amount of money needed for his grandparents to pay off their mortgage.
“The surprise on my parents’ faces was unbelievable,” said Travelle Roberts, Stefun’s uncle.
All family members started crying and got emotional after the grandkid revealed his special surprise.
“I started crying. It was so sweet,” said Stefanie Wyatt, Stefun’s mother.
Stefun’s grandparents, Cecil and Marilyn Roberts, took care of him when he was in first grade. The grandkid made a promise when he was in second grade that he would pay off his grandparents’ mortgage.
“I couldn’t stand you going to work at night, some nights I didn’t even sleep knowing it shouldn’t be like this,” Stefun wrote on his Facebook page.
For six years, Stefun had been working non-stop and been saving up just to fulfill the promise he had made. Stefun said he worked odd jobs, like working as a cook in Pizza Hut to answering phone calls for a customer service company.
The grandkid said he tried not to spend much on food and avoided smoking and drinking to save as much money as possible.
An article by Kimberly Yam for Huffington Post published on March 29 said that aside from working full-time, Stefun is also a student at San Jacinto College and the founder of the non-profit organization Caring Heart Youth Foundation.
“I sleep around four or five hours a night,” he said, explaining that he is “always giving back to help.”
Aside from paying his grandparents’ mortgage, the kind grandkid also paid for a trip for the two of them to the Bahamas.
“I definitely didn’t know about that,” Wyatt said explaining that Stefun goes out of his way to help others.
“It is second nature to him,” Wyatt added.
“It was a dream to see them happy. It’s something that can’t be explained, it can only be felt,” Stefun said.
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