Dear Ann Landers,
am Bea McGraw, the woman who gave the $20 bill to the newly adopted Russian girl on the plane to Atlanta. I am a teacher for the Department of Defense Dependents School in Weis- baden, Germany. You were right, Ann, when you said someone was sure to tell me about your column. I heard about it the day the column appeared. I had been out of the building most of the day, so I missed several calls. When I finished practicing with the German-American choir, a teacher friend told me my name was in Stars and Stripes, the news-paper for the Armed Forces. I said, "Yeah, right!" and laughed. She elaborated, "You are in Ann Landers' column, and I am not kid-ding." I insisted that I had never written to you, but my friend asked, "Did you meet a lady on a plane who adopted a child from Russia?" I couldn't believe my ears. I bought the newspaper at once and read all the details. Ann, that couple did such a good job with their little girl. By the time we arrived in Atlanta, most of us did know about that sweet fam-ily because whenever her mother needed to leave for the rest room, the baby would scream. She was otherwise very well behaved. I wanted to express my appreciation to the adoptive parents for what they had done, but I had only a few seconds because the plane had landed and I needed to secure my luggage, go through customs and make my connecting flight. So I gave the little girl her first $20 bill. I am planning to come to the United States soon and hope to arrange a visit and see for myself how that little girl is doing. Because of your column, I have received letters from all over the world. Friends I haven't seen in 20 years have written. Many people do good deeds every day and never get recognized. You will never know how many lives you touch, Ann. I am honored that someone remembered my moment of thoughtfulness. -Bea McGraw, Weisbaden, Germany

Dear Bea,
And now, because of this letter, you are going to hear from even more people. How nice! Your 15 minutes of fame is going to last a lot longer. Since your letter reached me, I've heard about your visit with that little girl's family. Watch for a follow-up soon. Dear Readers: Remember "Jim in St. Charles"? He's the man who wrote looking for Bea McGraw, a woman he and his wife had met on a flight to Atlanta. Bea had given their newly adopted daughter a $20 bill. After Jim's letter appeared, Bea wrote to me and I printed her let-ter. She said she was making plans to come to Missouri and visit Jim and his family in St. Charles. I'm happy to say that Jim and Bea connected, and here's what I re-ceived in the mail today: