An 89-year-old pizza man became a TikTok sensation — then, he got the tip of a lifetime

An 89-year-old pizza man became a TikTok sensation — then, he got the tip of a lifetime

89-year-old Derlin Newey, whoworks for a Papa John’s in Roy, Utah,is well past the age of retirement.he works around 30 hours a week deliveringpizza for the chain, according to KSL-TV.That fact took Carlos Valdez by surprise.On September 14, he posted a video to TikTokof Newey delivering his family’s pizza.“What is this guy doing delivering Pizzas?True hustler,” Valdez captioned the post.Users began calling for a “Venmo challenge”— a social media trend where strangers worktogether to send money to someone in need.the TikToker asked his nearly70,000 followers to chip in.In another clip, the Valdezes sit Neweydown and explain that their community workedtogether to donate “$0.50 to a dollar”.“And, collectively, because thereare thousands of people that loveyou,” Valdez says in the video, “Wecollected over $12,000 for you”.Newey appears overcome withemotion in the video and ultimatelyhugs Valdez and his wife, tellingthem he loves them