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He told Rudeen his name was Todd and he was traveling for business and that he works with imported lumber. He said he also had a son, who was now a student at the University of Arkansas living in Lenexa, Kansas.

Referencing that information, Rudeen posted a public \"thank you\" on her Facebook page, along with sweet photos of the exchange between Walker and Caroline.

Hours later, she said, her post was shared by many people and she was connected with Walker's wife, Stacey Walker.

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PHOTO: Seen in this undated photo, Caroline Rudeen, 3, and Alexander Rudeen, 4 months.
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Rudeen and Walker spoke yesterday over the phone about the attention surrounding her post, she said.

\"You never want to be that parent and I think that's the reason people are relating to [the story] so much because they've been there,\" Rudeen said.

Stacey Walker told ABC News today that when their son was 7 months old, they had a situation on a flight similar to what Rudeen experienced.

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PHOTO: Jessica Rudeen, 34, of Bentonville, Arkansas, was flying with her daughter Caroline, 3, and her son Alexander, 4 months, from Kansas City, Missouri, when Todd Walker, 52, stepped in to lend a hand.
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\"The return flight home was very trying and the gentleman that was sitting next to me had helped me out,\" Stacey Walker said. \"I basically shoved [my son] into my husband's arms and hugged the gentleman behind me.\"

She went on, \"It's in my husband's nature to help people. We don't have girls and he really connected with little Caroline. He's really humbled by it. He can't believe the amount of attention, it's just amazing.\"

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