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DeKalb County school custodian surprised with new car
Vadel Gray hugs Dunwoody Elementary School Principal Jennifer Sanders after being surprised with a new car at the school’s Spirit Night festivities Wednesday. (AJC FILE PHOTO)
Vadel Gray allowed his car to be used last year for the movie “Miracles from Heaven.”
The 1989 Chevy Celebrity was a bit banged up — the passenger side doors dented from a previous accident, trim missing from that entire side — but it still drove. Queen Latifah’s character, Angela, was a down-on-her-luck waitress who needed a car that matched her life.
When Gray totaled the car earlier this year, the folks at online auto retailer Carvana helped hatch a plan to get him a new one. Dunwoody Elementary Principal Jennifer Sanders said no one was more deserving than Gray, who works as a custodian for the school and is beloved by the students and other staff.
Maybe this was his miracle?
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