Bob Stenehjem - a Seattle native with a heart of gold.

Bob Stenehjem. He's a Seattle native in Washington state. A merchant seaman who was vacationing in Thailand when the tsunami hit there. Bob is an example of what one man can do to help ease the pain and misery of those who were injured or lost loved ones. The Seattle Times produced his email message describing what he did to help with the tsunami tragedy.

The lobby was chaos. I went up to a long table full of phones and people and asked what they needed. The people at the table looked majorly overwhelmed. The lady asked what languages I spoke, and I told her a little Spanish, fairly good American Sign Language and English. She said sit here and answer phones.

And that was just a start. Read the rest of his email and you'll see why Bob Stenehjem is a man whose heart is made of gold. He just want to help like everybody else. Who wouldn't?