Kudos Across America – Queens, New York

Friday, August 11, 2023
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Mr. Krulish (John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) Supervisory TSA Officer Frank Krulish) called my cell on Father’s Day. The first time he called, (since I did not recognize his number), I did not answer. He persisted and called again, and this time I picked up the call.

John F. Kennedy International Airport Supervisory TSA Officer Frank Krulish. (Photo by Dawn Douglas)
John F. Kennedy International Airport Supervisory TSA Officer Frank Krulish. (Photo by Dawn Douglas)

He was calling to inform me that he had found my lost wallet. He found a receipt inside the wallet with my cell number. I had accidentally dropped my wallet at the Herald Square subway stop five days earlier and thought I would never see it again. He reported that it was turned in at Terminal 1 at JFK. We could only guess that a kind tourist picked up my wallet and turned it in to TSA upon departing.

The wallet was then handed into a supervisor who gave it to Officer Krulish. All $765 in the wallet was intact when I picked it up at lost and found on June 28th. The call made for a very nice Father’s Day present and is a testimony to the integrity of the TSA personnel who handled my wallet.

A special thanks to Officer Krulish for his diligence in locating me.

By Wayne Carey, Strategic Communications & Public Affairs