Texas Southern University in Houston awarded the $16,000 college scholarship to 18-year-old Evoni "Nini" Williams who works at a Houston-area Waffle House. Laura Wolf, a customer at the Waffle House, overheard an elderly patron, who uses oxygen, say he had trouble with his hands and couldn't cut the ham on his plate. Williams cut his food for him, and Wolf photographed her act of kindness.
LA MARQUE, Texas (AP) — A server at a Houston-area diner has received an unexpected $16,000 college scholarship after details of her act of kindness — cutting an ailing customer's food — spread online.
Texas Southern University in Houston on awarded the scholarship to 18-year-old Evoni (EV'-uh-nee) "Nini" Williams. She works at a Waffle House in La Marque (luh-MARK') and has been saving money for college.
Another customer, Laura Wolf, was at the Waffle House last Saturday. Wolf overheard a struggling elderly patron, who uses oxygen, say he had trouble with his hands and couldn't cut the ham on his plate.
Wolf snapped a photo as Williams cut the man's food.
La Marque Mayor Bobby Hocking on Thursday issued a proclamation making March 8 Evoni Williams Day.
Williams plans to study business.
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