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Teen Brought to Tears After Her Incredibly Kind Act for a Sick, Elderly Man Goes Viral and Lands Her an Amazing Honor

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A teenage waitress’s kind gesture for an elderly customer has inspired thousands — and now there’s a new twist in the story.

It all started when Evoni Williams, 18, met Adrien Charpentier, a 78-year-old man who was struggling to cut his food while eating at a Waffle House in Texas.

Williams, who saw Charpentier’s plight, offered to help cut up the meal for him. Meanwhile, another customer who was moved by her kindness decided to snap a photo.

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That picture went viral and inspired countless others, leading one university to grant Williams a scholarship, KVUE-TV reported.

Texas Southern University gave Williams a $16,000 scholarship, which will allow her to fulfill her dream of attending college to study business management. She was brought to tears this week when the school presented the stunning gift.

Williams was also honored by La Marque Mayor Bobby Hocking, who issued a day of honor for her service.

In the end, Williams said that her caring decision to help cut Charpentier’s food was nothing special and that she’d do it any day.

“It’s something I would do any other day,” she told KVUE-TV. “He was like, ‘My hands are not functioning too well.’ He needed me to cut his food. And I did.”

Read the rest of the story and watch the video of Evoni Williams receiving her scholarship at Faithwire.com.

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Billy Hallowell has been working in journalism and media for more than a decade. His writings have appeared in Deseret News, TheBlaze, Human Events, Mediaite and on FoxNews.com, among other outlets. Hallowell has a B.A. in journalism and broadcasting from the College of Mount Saint Vincent in Riverdale, New York and an M.S. in social research from Hunter College in Manhattan, New York.