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In 1992, writer Robert Horne was a Marine stationed in Hawaii. One night out he noticed a beautiful blonde, and “Remarkably, she spoke to me. Christy was on winter break from college; we spent the next few nights dancing, talking, and walking on the beach under the stars.”
The two connected one other time when Christy drove from LA to meet Robert at Camp Pendleton, near San Diego, but they eventually lost touch. Then last summer Robert found an old letter she’d written him in 1992. He located Christy’s profile through People Search, and though he didn’t leave a message, she got a Who’s Searching for You alert — so Christy emailed Robert.
“Emails and phone calls led to cross-country visits,” Robert says. “I decided I wanted to spend the rest of my life with Christy and asked her to marry to me on Valentine’s Day, more than 16 years after we first met. Remarkably, she said yes.”
Read Robert’s full account at the Cherokee Scout.
October 22nd, 2008
For 18½ years Kurt painfully wondered where his ex had taken their daughter, Rose. Other search websites proved useless, but his People Search on Reunion.com brought success.
“My precious little girl had been looking for me for five years using Reunion.com,” says Kurt, who quickly found Rose’s number. “I never knew I could be so nervous. When I finally spoke to her we both broke down in tears. All the weight of all those years came rolling off.”
A few months later the two met. “We couldn’t get out of our cars fast enough,” he continues. “We ran into each other’s arms and cried for a good 30 minutes. Our search was finally over.”
“It’s great to be with my dad again after all those years apart,” adds Rose, who is now expecting her first child. Indeed, the two hit it off so well that Rose moved in with her father and his current wife.
“There is so much joy now that I have Rose back in my life,” he says. “I will never let her go again.”
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October 8th, 2008
Noemi and her 8 siblings knew their father had previously married and had a son, Robert, 51 years ago, but they’d never met him. Noemi knew that family was important, so rather than sit and wonder what happened to this lost sibling, she searched online.
“I learned he went to the same school I graduated from,” Noemi says, so she looked up Robert’s graduation year and name on Reunion.com’s free High School Class List. There he was, with his mother’s maiden name!
“We immediately connected,” she says. While the two learned they’d once practically been neighbors, the real surprise was that Robert had never been told about his parents’ relationship. “He was shocked to find out he had 9 biological brothers and sisters and a step-sister.”
Robert met his extended family in June; although his father’s health kept him from the reunion, Noemi says there’s still time.
“Christmas is when the entire family gets together. This year, if all goes well, my father will meet his son after 50 years! Thank you, Reunion.com. I don’t think I would have found him without you.”
September 29th, 2008
After a falling out, Becky and Melanie’s extended families became estranged.
“We were 13 when Melanie’s parents divorced,” Becky explains. “She moved from Indiana to Oklahoma with her mother, and I never had contact with her again.”
Thirty-four years later, Becky searched for Melanie on Reunion.com; Melanie emailed her cousin that same night, and the duo finally reunited.
“It was incredible,” Becky relates. “The warmth and love was still there, and my family absolutely adores Melanie. I feel so grateful to Reunion.com. Thank you for giving me part of my family back!”
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September 9th, 2008
Heather and Derrick were teenagers when she became pregnant, but their families forbade them to see each other — indeed, after baby Anthony was born, Derrick’s family moved to Guam.
“I wrote often but never got a response,” Heather recalls. “I began to think he’d moved on.” Heather still wanted Anthony to meet his father, so when the boy turned 17 she joined Reuion.com, found Derrick using People Search, and sent a private email. The next day her phone rang.
“Derrick was living in Guam. He’d never gotten my letters because his mom had thrown them out, but he never forgot his son.” That summer, the three finally reunited. “To watch Derrick wrap his arms around our son and hold him tight truly warmed my heart. Anthony was an only child until that day. Now he has 2 brothers, 3 sisters, and a new family that loves him.”
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September 3rd, 2008
In the early 1980s, Bill played drums in the Newtown High School band while Kristin played oboe.
“We shared a few kisses and at least one dance I remember like yesterday,” Bill recalls. “But after graduation we both moved off in our own directions.”
Twenty-two years later, Bill looked through his high school Class List (for free) and noticed Kristin’s name. “I tried viewing her profile, but since I wasn’t a subscriber I couldn’t,” he says. “I wrote the whole thing off.”
To Bill’s surprise, he got an email from Kristin, who was a Reunion.com Premium Member and saw that Bill had visited her profile. The couple soon met for dinner, and two years later they married.
“Thanks, Reunion.com! You’ve really made a difference in our lives.”
August 21st, 2008
In 1958, Richard and Freddy-Marie became friends at Leland Stanford Jr. High School in Long Beach, CA. Richard had a crush on Freddy-Marie but was too shy to act on it.
Years later, Freddy-Marie’s husband passed away. “At times,” she says, “I felt so alone and didn’t seem to have a purpose. I never thought I could love again. But one night I thought I’d try to reconnect with old school friends. So I went to Reunion.com and saw Richard on the Class List.”
The two began emailing, and Richard (now a widower of 20 years) finally asked Freddy-Marie on a date.
“We became ‘bestest friends,’ which blossomed into a love that is so warm and caring,” Freddy-Marie tells us. “Even though 50 years passed, love brought us together as a couple, and we plan to spend our remaining years together.”
A short while later, the two were in Soap Lake, Washington, from where Freddy-Marie recently sent us this update:
Richard and I were walking along the shore of Soap Lake, talking and laughing, when Richard stopped, took my hands in his and asked, “Will you marry me?”
I looked into his eyes and said, “Yes — I would be proud to be your wife!”
As we hugged we both felt blessed to have reconnected after so many years and be able to fall in love again at the age of 65! So we thank you, Reunion.com, for making a dream come true.
Congratulations, Freddy-Marie and Richard — we wish you all the best!
August 15th, 2008
Terri was 16 when she dated 18-year-old Bob, and though the couple had a whirlwind romance the relationship ended after Bob turned 19. Eventually they lost touch, but their memories of those good times remained.
“After I divorced I contacted Bob via Reunion.com, but there was no response,” Terri says. “Fortunately, Reunion.com was persistent.”
On a hot August day, Bob noticed an email that Terri was searching for him. “I called her and we met for lunch the next day,” he says.
“Sparks flew,” Terri happily recalls, “and we were married 18 months later.”
Adds Bob, “Our story is full of romance, passion, and charm. Simply put, we would not be so happy without Reunion.com.”
May 6th, 2008
Twenty-six years ago, Mike was separated from his 2-year-old daughter, and when his ex-wife’s new husband adopted little Michelle, Mike completely lost touch.
Michelle always wondered about her birth father, but it was a sensitive topic so she stopped mentioning him. Then, years later, she joined Reunion.com, placed Mike’s name in People Search, and a match appeared. “I thought, ‘Oh wow! He is out here somewhere!’”
That day, Mike received an email from Reunion.com saying someone was searching for his name. He saw it was Michelle and immediately sent her a safe, secure, private email through the website.
“You don’t know how much it means to find you,” it read. “Some prayers are answered.”
Michelle recalls, “I was speechless, teary, happy, nervous, scared — all the emotions in the whole world in one box.”
Touched by their story, Reunion.com arranged for Mike and Michelle to finally meet in Chicago this past January.
Watch Mike and Michelle’s emotional reunion on iVillage!
May 2nd, 2008
Timothy and Denise dated throughout their freshman year in high school, but the young couple parted ways and lost touch eventually. Twenty-six years later, still dreaming about his lost love, Timothy conducted a Reunion.com People Search for Denise. Even though Denise was a Member, he initially couldn’t find her because she hadn’t entered her maiden name.
When Denise, then divorced, added her maiden name to her Profile, she received a Who’s Searching for You? message. Upon seeing it was Tim, she immediately emailed him, eager to reconnect. Since then they have been inseparable. In front of family and friends, Timothy proposed and Denise joyfully accepted.
Wrote Timothy, “Thank you so much, Reunion.com, for making our lives so wonderful!”
April 24th, 2008
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