"This was, to me, almost a postcard from heaven," Bob Sheppard said of the postcard from his late parents. 'Postcard from heaven': Long Beach man receives note mailed by his late parents 26 years laterWhen a Long Beach man opened his mailbox this week, he could hardly believe what he found: a weathered postcard mailed by his late parents in the year 2000. When a Long Beach man opened his mailbox this week, he could hardly believe what he found: a weathered postcard mailed by his late parents in the year 2000. When a Long Beach man opened his mailbox this week, he could hardly believe what he found: a weathered postcard mailed by his late parents in the year 2000. LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A Long Beach man received a postcard from the past.