Co Pilot

I used to work for a small Midwestern airport which ran United Express to ORD. It was a small airport and we usually got the same crew of the pilot and co pilot for a week at a time. 15 years later, I am living in the Southwest and haven't worked for the airlines since that one job. I was flying back to Illinois 2 years ago for Christmas on American and when the crew said their names I happened to recognize one of them. I thought it was too random but was curious. When the plane landed in DFW and I had to change planes, I walked out and it was the same co pilot that I used to work with 15 years before! I asked if she remembered me and she did! We talked briefly - was very strange for both of us obviously since I hadn't thought of her since I left that job since we were never particularly friends. What was strange was it was a completely different airline from the one we both worked for and her route was nowhere near the Midwest. The plane ride was only a connector flight and it was about the same distance/time as the one we both used to work! I have had lots of things like this happen and feel very fortunate when they do.