Man who rescued dozens of people in Buffalo blizzard gets tickets to watch Super Bowl

BUFFALO, NY — A local man known as “Merry Christmas, Jay” after saving 24 people in a deadly blizzard in Buffalo last month, was amazed with the ticket. watching one’s Super Bowl Bill legend on friday.

Thurman Thomas and his wife, Patti, Give Jay Withey two tickets to next month’s Super Bowl LVII in Glendale, Arizona, on behalf of the Bills and Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield.

On Christmas Eve, Withey broke the window of a school while seeking shelter from a blizzard after spending the night in his truck with two strangers to survive. Once inside, he returns to the storm to find others in need, including seven elderly people trapped in their cars, and transports them to safety inside the school.

He was nicknamed “Merry Christmas, Jay” after he left a note to the school explaining why he broke in.

Withey wrote in the letter: “Who could that have to do with it,” Withey wrote, “I’m deeply sorry for breaking a school window and breaking into the kitchen. Stuck at 8pm on a Friday and fell asleep. in my truck with two strangers just trying not to die There were seven old people also stuck and out of fuel I had to do it to save everyone and give them shelter, food and a bathroom. happy birth.”

He signed the note “Jay.”

The Cheektowaga Police Department later shared the letter on social media along with pictures of Withey, writing that they wanted to find him to deal with. Thank you for saving everyone’s life.

After receiving the ticket, Withey said he couldn’t believe the number of people who contacted him, including letters of thanks from Australia.