An 82-year-old Navy veteran of Walmart in Maryland has left the company after a customer interaction that went viral on social media.
Butch Marion officially quit his job on Wednesday after posting the video on TikTok after filming a Walmart customer walking into the store and the 82-year-old veteran ringing items at the cash register. . WTTG-TV reported.
Its customer, Rory McCarty, owner of a bug-removal business, filmed a woman walking into a Walmart, an older employee bagging groceries, and posted the video online to harass the employee. I’ve seen previous TikTok videos that raised money for.
Wanting to do a similar good deed on TikTok, McCarty filmed a video explaining to Marion a TikTok trend he had seen, posted that video on tiktok.
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Butch Marion, 82, has left Walmart after receiving a $108,000 check collected online.
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The video has more than 2 million views on social media and a GoFundMe was set up to raise money for Marion, raising $108,000, all of which was given to Marion in a large check on Wednesday. .
“I feel like a new man,” Marion told WTTG-TV. “This is unreal.”
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Butch Marion retired this week after generous social media users raised $108,000 for him
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Father and grandfather Marion worked at General Motors but retired to help take care of his ex-wife’s husband. After his husband died, Marion took care of his ex-wife and returned to his job when she died.
Marion said she would pay her bills, relax at home, and use the money to travel to Florida for three weeks to see her daughters and grandchildren she hadn’t hugged in years.
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Butch Marion says he will pay off bills, visit family with retirement money
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“A bird out of a cage,” said Marion.
McCarty admitted, “I never dreamed this would happen.”
“I’m so excited for him,” he said.
