Alex Davis, a professional freediver, found the long-lost ring.
McMaster University / Alex Davis
The diver contacted the university and shared photos of the ring.
“I found a McMaster University signet ring with three initials on the inside,” he wrote in an email to the school. “I found it metal detecting in Barbados this morning and suspect it’s been lost for some time.”
Alumni officer Laura Escalante received the email and her search eventually led to Frederick Morgan Perigo, a 1965 mathematics major.
When contacted by the school, Perigo confirmed the ring was indeed the one that slipped off his finger nearly half a century ago.
On the eve of his 83rd birthday, Perigo received a FedEx package sent from Barbados. Inside was his graduation ring.
“What a wonderful, unexpected 83rd birthday present,” he said.
Morgan Perigo was reunited with his lost ring after 47 years.
McMaster University / Morgan Perigo
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