Today starts a new chapter in my life.

66KingFisher · 05-13-11, 12:08 AM

Guys, this is one of those sappy stories you see on tv, where long lost family members get reunited. My father left my mother when I was just a few weeks old, and I grew up not knowing anything about him until my mid teens when my mother finally admited what I already suspected.

Over the years, I tried searching for him, and at one point my mother and stepdad hired a private detective to find him since we were talking about letting my stepdad adopt me and take his last name.....the private eye never found him, and the adoption went ahead.

To make a long story short, after years of unsuccessful searching, two days ago I located a website that had a copy of the obituary from the county he lived and died in.....While this was sad news that he was gone before I got the chance to meet him, the document did list his surviving children and where they lived at the time of his death in 2002.

For grins I plugged those names into Facebook, and I got a couple of promising hits, so I sent a few messages, and lo and behold I get up today to find a reply....and by the end of today I have shared pictures and spoke on the phone with one of my long lost half brothers, and he informed me that I have a total of 4 brothers and a sister anxiously waiting to meet me.

I am sooooo stoked I can hardley contain myself.....I turn 54 years old in July, and this year I got my heart problem fixed, and I'm feeling better then I have in 15 years, and now that left side of the family tree thats been blank all those years can start to be filled in.....with my new family.....Thank you Lord...What an amazing day it will be when we all meet for the first time....I can't wait.

Bubba_Bruiser · 05-13-11, 12:12 AM

That is awesome Michael. I hate you never got to know your real dad, but you have some closure of the issue. I am glad you located the family that can help fill in the blanks.

66KingFisher · 05-13-11, 12:20 AM

Bubba, theres more blanks then you can shake a stick at, but it was amazing how many of those got filled in after a 45 min phone conversation with my new brother.....Every few minutes i'd think "Well, that explains this, and that explains that".....lol.

1/4 stick · 05-13-11, 12:58 AM

That's great man. I'm extremely happy for you. I hope it a fun and wonderful journy for you.

nobass · 05-13-11, 06:42 AM

outstanding news. hope you have a good reouion

keithdog · 05-13-11, 07:20 AM

Thats a really great true life heart felt story Micheal. It's a shame you never met your dad but who knows. God knows whats best for us. Perhaps there was a good reason why that you just might neveer know. But your going to receive a true blessing when you meet your other siblings. The next few months will be a very exciting time for you. All that and an improved heart too. It's been a very good period in your life and I'm very glad to see it.

CamG · 05-13-11, 09:33 AM

Excited for you! Congrats!

cassidyta · 05-13-11, 10:39 AM

Wow...One of the few times that a post gave me goosebumps. I am very happy for you.

walkeraviator · 05-13-11, 12:31 PM

Im happy for you man. My Dad went through the same thing. My grandfather left when my Dad was about 5. He never saw him alive again, but I remember as a kid we had a family reunion at our house where Dad's half siblings all visited with their kids. It was a pretty awesome experience.

WatterBoy · 05-13-11, 01:00 PM

That's awesome, Michael, and I'm excited for you! In fact, I have goosebumps as I type this. We went through something similar about 10 years ago. We got a letter in the mail one day, completely out of the blue, from a "long lost" sister of my wife's that no one had a clue about. Turns out she is actually a full sister who was given up for adoption right after being born. We have had terrific experiences getting to know her and make memories with her over the last several years, and I hope you do the same with your "new" family!

Dean

carolina-rig-01 · 05-13-11, 03:28 PM

I don't know what to say Michael. That is amazing! I am sorry that you never met your dad but I am very happy that you will meet your brothers and sisters.

bcklash · 05-13-11, 03:58 PM

Shaking all over, this is awesome news.

bamabassman · 05-13-11, 05:14 PM

getting goosebumps myself from reading this micheal. fantastic news buddy. so very happy for you man.

bassinbob · 05-13-11, 09:48 PM

Wonderful story. Glad you sharred it with us. Happy you get to meet your family.

Jrob78 · 05-13-11, 10:36 PM

That is truly amazing, I'm really happy for you!

MallenManson · 05-15-11, 07:11 AM

That is amazing king! I can't even begin to imagine how you feel right now!

05-13-11, 12:08 AM	#1
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Today starts a new chapter in my life. Guys, this is one of those sappy stories you see on tv, where long lost family members get reunited. My father left my mother when I was just a few weeks old, and I grew up not knowing anything about him until my mid teens when my mother finally admited what I already suspected. Over the years, I tried searching for him, and at one point my mother and stepdad hired a private detective to find him since we were talking about letting my stepdad adopt me and take his last name.....the private eye never found him, and the adoption went ahead. To make a long story short, after years of unsuccessful searching, two days ago I located a website that had a copy of the obituary from the county he lived and died in.....While this was sad news that he was gone before I got the chance to meet him, the document did list his surviving children and where they lived at the time of his death in 2002. For grins I plugged those names into Facebook, and I got a couple of promising hits, so I sent a few messages, and lo and behold I get up today to find a reply....and by the end of today I have shared pictures and spoke on the phone with one of my long lost half brothers, and he informed me that I have a total of 4 brothers and a sister anxiously waiting to meet me. I am sooooo stoked I can hardley contain myself.....I turn 54 years old in July, and this year I got my heart problem fixed, and I'm feeling better then I have in 15 years, and now that left side of the family tree thats been blank all those years can start to be filled in.....with my new family.....Thank you Lord...What an amazing day it will be when we all meet for the first time....I can't wait. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

05-13-11, 12:12 AM	#2
Bubba_Bruiser BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: South MS Posts: 3,659	That is awesome Michael. I hate you never got to know your real dad, but you have some closure of the issue. I am glad you located the family that can help fill in the blanks. __________________ \,,,,/ ROCK ON! HRN4L!

05-13-11, 12:20 AM	#3
66KingFisher BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Mena,Arkansas Posts: 1,327	Bubba, theres more blanks then you can shake a stick at, but it was amazing how many of those got filled in after a 45 min phone conversation with my new brother.....Every few minutes i'd think "Well, that explains this, and that explains that".....lol. __________________ In memory of lost fishin buddy's, Ricky Shealy, Keith Hale, Zooker Dickerson.

05-13-11, 12:58 AM	#4
1/4 stick BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Fayetteville, N.C. Posts: 3,529	That's great man. I'm extremely happy for you. I hope it a fun and wonderful journy for you. __________________ Just a redneck having fun. https://www.youtube.com/user/donaldvlogsify

05-13-11, 06:42 AM	#5
nobass BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: clarksville, tn, Posts: 1,690	outstanding news. hope you have a good reouion __________________ the only easy day was yesterday

05-13-11, 07:20 AM	#6
keithdog BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: IN Posts: 8,308	Thats a really great true life heart felt story Micheal. It's a shame you never met your dad but who knows. God knows whats best for us. Perhaps there was a good reason why that you just might neveer know. But your going to receive a true blessing when you meet your other siblings. The next few months will be a very exciting time for you. All that and an improved heart too. It's been a very good period in your life and I'm very glad to see it. __________________ Just one more cast, and then some!

05-13-11, 09:33 AM	#7
CamG BassFishin.Com Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Superior, NE Posts: 974	Excited for you! Congrats!

05-13-11, 10:39 AM	#8
cassidyta BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: San Diego, CA Posts: 2,928	Wow...One of the few times that a post gave me goosebumps. I am very happy for you. __________________ If you have ever wondered if you should retie, the answer is yes.

05-13-11, 12:31 PM	#9
walkeraviator BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 1,119	Im happy for you man. My Dad went through the same thing. My grandfather left when my Dad was about 5. He never saw him alive again, but I remember as a kid we had a family reunion at our house where Dad's half siblings all visited with their kids. It was a pretty awesome experience.

05-13-11, 01:00 PM	#10
WatterBoy BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Owatonna, MN Posts: 2,280	That's awesome, Michael, and I'm excited for you! In fact, I have goosebumps as I type this. We went through something similar about 10 years ago. We got a letter in the mail one day, completely out of the blue, from a "long lost" sister of my wife's that no one had a clue about. Turns out she is actually a full sister who was given up for adoption right after being born. We have had terrific experiences getting to know her and make memories with her over the last several years, and I hope you do the same with your "new" family! Dean

05-13-11, 03:28 PM	#11
carolina-rig-01 BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Webb City, MO Posts: 6,387	I don't know what to say Michael. That is amazing! I am sorry that you never met your dad but I am very happy that you will meet your brothers and sisters.

05-13-11, 03:58 PM	#12
bcklash BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Elliston, Va. Posts: 4,372	Shaking all over, this is awesome news. __________________ The soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, and the cartridge box. keep us free:

05-13-11, 05:14 PM	#13
bamabassman BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: cedar bluff, alabama Posts: 15,292	getting goosebumps myself from reading this micheal. fantastic news buddy. so very happy for you man. __________________ so many lures, so little time.

05-13-11, 09:48 PM	#14
bassinbob BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pitts. Pa. Posts: 3,801	Wonderful story. Glad you sharred it with us. Happy you get to meet your family. __________________ you can have my fishin rod when ya take it from my cold dead hands

05-13-11, 10:36 PM	#15
Jrob78 BassFishin.Com Super Veteran Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 4,671	That is truly amazing, I'm really happy for you! __________________ There are 3 kinds of people in the world…those who can count and those who can’t. HRN4L

05-15-11, 07:11 AM	#16
MallenManson BassFishin.Com Premier Elite Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beulah, Michigan Posts: 6,431	That is amazing king! I can't even begin to imagine how you feel right now! __________________ Bass fear me. Women pepperspray me.....

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