Sitting with his wife, Elizabeth, Butch Castleman smiles after seeing his 1984 HHS class ring for the first time since losing it in the 1980s. The moment took place during a Zoom meeting with a trio of Nebraska residents who had the ring and took steps to find its owner.

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Doug Davison is a writer, photographer and newsroom assistant for the Houston Herald. Contact him by phone at 417-967-2000 or by email at ddavison@houstonherald.com.