Saturday, November 19, 2022
Mr. Damen, as I knew him, had a heart of gold. I will never forget the day that I brought my friend from Detroit to visit his quaint little ice cream shop. I had excitedly been telling her of the ice cream shop with home-made waffles, retro decor. Only to find it closed.
I didn't know what to do, we were so disappointed. On a whim, I ran down to the resturant and ask Mr. Damen if there was any way, explaining how far she had come for ice cream...needless to say, I didn't get even halfway into my explanation. He smiled, took off his apron, nodded in the shops direction, and met us at the ice cream parlor. He opened the shop that day just for us. It truly was the best ice cream of my life and a day I will never forget. He never said a word, but his eye sparkled at our profuse thanks. What a warm and generous man!
