An act of kindness is never wasted.
"Everyone you meet is fighting a battle you know nothing about. Be kind, always." -- Robin Williams

Dean did work in a steel mill along with other jobs in his youth. He met Jerry in 1946.

I always described my daddy as a man with the handsome looks of dean Martin and the ruggedness of John wayne,  my daddy was in the navy he was wounded in pearl harbor big time, he was only 57 when he passed in 1982,   lost him to soon in my life I was 22......I Miss you daddy....

He grew up in Steubenville and still knew a lot of people there probably. No one would have been surprised by him being there.

Dino was from Steubenville.

Kindness doesn’t need recognition

Dean was a native of Steubenville.

How to turn a five minute story into a 20 minute video.

How do you “hear” an expensive car pull up when you’re in a church? O_o

The first thing I did was look up where Dean Martin was born. I can’t believe everyone could  not figure it out at the funeral.

I always like Dean Martin, for the past 65yrs

Glad I read the comments, no more Ai!

I am getting smarter.
As soon as I hear that damn AI voice I cut off the video.

While there are 2 tons on inconsistencies in this tale, I truly hope that the basis of it is real. Like my parents, I loved Dean.

Wow I love Dean Martin and grew up with all his and Jerries movies. Our Xmas music was always Dean and  Bing Crosby. Great story I had never heard of.

In 1944 Dino had a wife and two kids. He was not living on the streets.
$20 in 1944 is $360 today.

That's a great story and thankyou kindly.

Nice story, vivid imagination - fun to hear. Not true (I can assure you that expensive cars make the least amount of noise,  according to the story Dean drove a rental from the airport)  Mack Gray was Dean Martin's long time personal assistant. No name provided for the magazine. Like I said - great story.  ❤️

Dean used to wait on tables in clubs and sing for tips. My two uncles remembered when he worked at the Jungle Inn outside of Youngstown, Ohio. That had to be before 1942 because they joined the Army Air Force right after Pearl Harbor.

Who would hold a funeral for a man no one ever heard of