Skip navigation
sponsored by 

Verizon recovers man’s missing recording

Company restores late wife’s voicemail message for 80-year-old widower

updated 6:07 p.m. ET March 18, 2008

IRVINGTON, N.Y. - An 80-year-old man can hear his late wife's voice again, any time he wants. Verizon has recovered a lost message recorded by Charles Whiting's wife, Catherine, before her death in 2005.

When Verizon upgraded the man's telephone service, his wife's voice disappeared from his voicemail system. The message said "Catherine Whiting," and her husband said he listened to it every day for comfort.

Company spokesman John Bonomo said Tuesday that a contractor found the recording in an archive and restored it to the new voicemail system.

Story continues below ↓
advertisement | your ad here

Charles Whiting says he's very happy.

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Resource guide