Kevin Ford's hard work is paying off well, with the fast-food virus worker receiving $212,962 in donations (counting) for his decades-long dedication.

Kevin Ford, a fast-food worker who went viral this month after it was revealed he hasn't missed a work day in 27 years, popped into the Today Show on Tuesday, where he shared an emotional reunion with his daughter and the trio. have grandchildren.

The 54-year-old father of four burst into tears when he saw his family and told hosts Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin it was the first time he'd seen them in four years.

"I didn't see them," Ford said, hugging his grandchildren and wiping the tears from his eyes. "I didn't touch my grandchildren or anything."

When asked what this particular moment meant for the family, Serena - Ford's daughter and mother to children Charlotte, Caroline, and Jovon - told Today: "Honestly, there's a lot to take in."

"It means a lot," he said. "It means a lot to us."

Ford has worked at McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas for nearly three decades as a team member of HMSHost, a food service company that caters to restaurants such as Burger King and Cinnabon.

"[My father] started this job as a single father when he took custody of my older sister and me 27 years ago," he said in a statement. "Then, as our family grew and she remarried, she continued to work here because of the amazing health insurance this employer offered because of the union that provided her four daughters with full health insurance through high school and college... Dad continued to work here because even though he looks young, he is approaching retirement age, and leaving would cost him his pension."