During the 2022 Buffalo blizzard, Jay Withey went door to door searching for shelter.
Ten times, he was turned away.
So he broke a window at Pine Hill School and guided 24 stranded people inside, including seven elderly individuals whose vehicles had run out of fuel.
He found cereal in the cafeteria, gym mats for makeshift beds, and gave everyone a chance to make it through the night.
Before leaving, he wrote a note: “I’m terribly sorry about the window. I had to save everyone. Merry Christmas, Jay.”
Police later asked the public to help locate him. Not so they could arrest him, but so they could thank him.