Lose an umbrella, find new friends
Wayward yellow umbrella soars for two miles over West Seneca. But what was lost was found, and so was a newfound friendship. Author: Dave McKinley, Bill Boyer Published: 7:08 PM EDT April 13, 2021 Updated: 7:10 PM EDT April 13, 2021
WEST SENECA, N.Y. “It was crazy,” said Alan Melohusky.
“You just can’t make this up,” agreed Lauren Rozmus.
What the two West Seneca residents are talking about is an unusual event that turned strangers into friends, after the loss of an umbrella.
The story began last Thursday when a sudden gust of wind shook Melohusky’s home on East Bihrwood Drive.