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Good Samaritan restores Sandy victims' damaged photos

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    Mike Valente found ravaged photo album on roadside

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Here's a good story though.

There were precious memories thought to have been totally destroyed in hurricane sandy.

Staten Island couple married and many -- -- -- decided to throw on various Paris wedding album due to severe water damage but thanks for the help of some.

Good samaritans -- now has those photos back with their.

And as I can tell you -- -- you in better shape than ever we're joined by husband and wife Mary and money -- the tea and the man who helped restore the photos.

Mike -- this is a fantastic story great to see you all.

-- everyone always fears whether it's a storm like -- your house fire losing the things that you can't rebuild.

Like photos like memories how devastating was -- to think we may have lost easing credit.

Pictures it was fairly devastating.

You know I -- What is the yes but thank god -- now we will together.

We survived.

And that was my main concern at that point that -- him on everything started to settling and then I started realizing what I have lost.

And that's it and now I couldn't go on beyond that.

Did you think there was any hope for these precious memories learning knowledge and not -- beside the water.

There was a lot of -- And -- didn't even want them.

I should do -- feel like -- make -- my news.

Blood banks like.

We got someone who's back.

So Mike was contacted by a friend on FaceBook Sean Sweeney.

Who showed him this story you they showed you that these photos had been essentially to most of us would think they're devastated.

Why did this spark you to action and to do it free of charge out of the goodness -- your heart.

-- god has blessed me.

Unbelievably.

Have a great family.

You know incredible memories of my own.

And I couldn't imagine.

Having to throw those memories out you know -- since started scanning everything and putting it on a hard drive so this doesn't happen to me.

Bomb went.

I also got a little angry I was like you know how could these guys through this these memories away there you know at the time I didn't know -- and -- And I thought.

The photo album was theirs I thought it was their wedding album right so I just you know it was it's Mary's parents but I was like how -- should I couldn't imagine through my mind what.

What happened is very put them outside hoping that they would dry out actually not not throwing them in the trash just to clear -- He misconception there but I thought the album and -- if we can show -- -- the damaged photos here.

And if our cameras can pick up what was done with these photos it is amazing I can tell you they look better.

In the -- versions than they do the originals how did you do this my.

Palm will initially I took all the pictures I had a disassembled the original book.

Piece by piece I did the first night because I don't want any more damage -- the picture America.

I had to clean the pictures in fresh water.

Com a lot of people don't know that you can do that with -- Developed pictures you can actually clean them off with water palm print the pictures from today you can't do that with.

And then I just scanned each picture bomb and went over each one to -- through Photoshop and a couple other programs on my computer.

And.

It's an -- health you're very talented that this it is a reminder for folks to go ahead and try to -- and these precious photos.

This art saved on your hard drive and what not very.

What does it mean to you to have this album -- to have these memories preserved.

Forever -- Ali you look what they spoke.

It's overwhelming.

You know it's like I have my mom and sent back this weekend.

You know when what I get a -- and look at them.

But it really is it's a beautiful gift and god bless him.

What does it mean to have someone like my money.

-- through with not with profit in mind just and some -- A good samaritan.

Who play team.

A lot of these friends you know.

Hope.

I would imagine there are going to be a lot more people that could use your services.

And Mike wants to offer those services to folks that have lost precious memories.

In super storms sandy the website is and BSR.

Photography dot com if you miss that we will -- it.

To our web -- FOX & Friends dot com Mike -- today.

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