"They were asking about my college plans, and (I) told them my parents were helping," she told KLTV.

"I kind of just stood there wide-eyed, and I just started crying ... in the middle of the restaurant," she told KLTV.

"I would like to thank him deeply and utterly," Palmer told KLTV. "It's not every day that you come across someone that's as sweet and generous."

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Inventor Lonnie Johnson stands with his Super Soaker water guns at JTEC Energy on Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, in Atlanta. Johnson, a former NASA engineer, is currently working on a new energy technology through his company’s JTEC device that turns thermal heat into usable energy. (Natrice Miller/AJC)