-=> Quoting Jeff Smith to Ian Mclaughlin on 06-29-16  10:10 <=-

 >> I recently found my son after not knowing where or how has been after 33
 >> years of not seeing him. We are seriously working on building the
 >> relationship that we both have missed out on. I also now have two more
 >> grand-kids. 
 > Wow. Congratulations. This actually brought a tear to my eye. You have
 > much catching up to do.

 JS> Thanks. I have spent years trying to track him down. A little over a
 JS> month ago I got a PM on Facebook from a girl/women that I didn't know
 JS> asking some odd questions. It turned out that she was my son's XYL. I

And nice of her to be willing to do the legwork to try to track you down
for him... :)

 JS> am trying to help my son get to know (At his own speed) the brothers
 JS> and sisters that he didn't know that he had. And a dad that has loved
 JS> and missed him for many years. So far everything seems to be going
 JS> good. He is a firefighter in Michigan and loves trains. 

Sounds like he's turned out quite well, too...  :)   I'm glad you've
reconnected...  :)

ttyl        neb

... The Borg assimilated my race, and all I got was this crummy tagline.

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