Toys R Us employee's final sign-off at Long Island location goes viral

LAKE GROVE, N.Y. — A New York employee's heartfelt final announcement at a Toys R Us went viral online after it was recorded Thursday night, WNBC reported.

Ryan Madigan’s sign-off at the toy chain’s Lake Grove location has been viewed more than 111,000 times since Toys R Us closed for the final time after 70 years in business.

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"For one last time, we are closed!" Madigan says into the loudspeaker at the Long Island store. “I wanna also thank each and every one of my co-workers and managers for being the best staff I've ever worked with, and being more than just co-workers and managers. They are a second family that I have come to work with every day and love ever since.

“With that being said, we will not be open tomorrow morning at 10 a.m. As always have a wonderful night."

Madigan, 21, is an English and rhetorical theory major at Binghamton University, WNBC reported. He said he had worked at Toys R Us since he was 16.

“I couldn’t have asked for a better first job than this one and I have been blessed to work with such amazing people," Madigan told the television station.

"I was surprised by (Toys R Us') closing, and was very upset about the fact that so many people I care about and know we're losing their jobs," Madigan told WNBC. "I'll miss it, but I knew I had to leave eventually since I'm approaching my final year of college."

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