The 63-year-old postcard delivered to Herberg Middle School. 

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — In 1961, a South Junior High student sent a postcard from Paris to her favorite art teacher. On Monday, he finally received the piece of mail.

Raymond Guidi was surprised and glad to see the communication after all of this time. He worked for the Pittsfield Public Schools for a few years and then taught in Dalton for nearly 40.

"I have had former students contact me through the years," he explained.

Two weeks ago, iBerkshires.com called on the public to locate "Mr. Guidi" after a long-lost postcard addressed to him from Sue Smart arrived at Herberg Middle School. Not long after being published, Guidi’s daughter contacted the school's clerk Dorothy McGurn and relayed that he was appreciative of the effort and would like the card as a keepsake.

"It feels awesome," McGurn said.

"It’s wonderful to know that we were able to connect him and hopefully we find Sue. That would be an even happier moment to reunite him with Sue and just it would come full circle with the end of the story."

Dated June 1, 1961, the postcard reads:

Dear Mr. Guidi,
 
We are now in the Montmartre outside of Paris. I had my profile sketched in charcoal. We have seen quite a few interesting pictures both here and at Le Louvre. The weather has been nice except for Switzerland where it snowed!