The police liaison officer for the school I used to work at had cancer and no family around so the ladies in the office "adopted" him. He liked the attention and started thanking us with little gifts at Christmas. One of the last ones he gave us was this little policeman snowman. He said" So that when I am gone you will still remember me" I do. Not only at Christmas when I put his ornament on the tree but many times throughout the year.
That's such a nice story...I love my ornaments to have their own special stories....who gave them to us, where we bought them, what they remind us of....