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Son pays off parents’ mortgage as Christmas present, Joe Riquelme, the successful founder of video sharing app Videoshop, hands his mother an envelope explaining that he has “one more gift” for her and his father.
The heartwarming gift presentation was captured on video and has been viewed more than 2,000,000 times on YouTube since it was posted on Christmas Day.
In the video, Riquelme hands his parents a plain white envelope and they burst into tears once they read what’s inside. The documents included a payoff statement from Bank of America in addition to a note that read, “Your house is paid off. Merry Xmas. – Joe.”
On the note, Riquelme also listed three things his parents had accomplished, with check marks next to each: raising kids, college loans and mortgage.
“Sometimes the best gifts come in the lamest packages. Merry Christmas everyone!” he wrote on Facebook.
Agencies/Canadajournal
