He didn't know exactly where or when it went missing. But now he does.
It was found in the drain area of a car wash in Illinois. He didn't remember stopping at the car wash, but figures it must have been on a cross-country drive to his brother's wedding.
The 1970 graduate of Shelby, Montana, High School couldn't believe it when he got a call that his ring had been found.
He tells the Champaign News-Gazette it's "amazing, absolutely amazing."