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96-year-old turns to social media to find son
CBS Atlanta ^ | Jennifer Banks

Posted on 07/04/2013 9:20:08 PM PDT by Morgana

TLANTA (CBS ATLANTA) -

A 96-year-old woman searching for her son is capturing hearts on the internet.

A family member of Nancy Thomas posted a picture on Facebook urging users to help find her son Donald Lee Thomas.

Nancy is pictured holding the sign that reads: "He was not given up for adoption, I haven't seen him in 10 years."

She wrote that he was last seen in Atlanta, GA.

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To: mylife

A lot of folks don’t know about the Social Security Death Index and its usefulness as a place to check whether someone you’ve lost touch with long ago is still alive.

Even if you know about it, there are a few places online that only “tease” you with it and don’t give any details, unless you ante up some money.


21 posted on 07/04/2013 10:45:25 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Jeff Winston

“A Donald L. Thomas, purportedly born December 24, 1955 (which might be an inaccurate date from a friend who just guessed), passed away in Atlanta in 2009:”

According to this woman her son was born November 1954. Maybe she is suffering from one of many old age illnesses that cause memory loss and does not remember her son died? Could be. Usually though a woman never forgets the month/day her child was born. I know my Granny never did. Plus “Thomas” has to be a common name is any town, and how big is Atlanta? Plus she said she’d not seen him in 10 years, 2009 is only four. Still who knows.


22 posted on 07/04/2013 10:46:05 PM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: mylife

Donald L is also certainly not as definitive as Donald Lee, especially with a last name like Thomas. There have to be quite a few Donald Thomases out there.

Only one Donald L Thomas, though, had a social security card issued in Georgia, and passed away in Georgia during the past 10 years. And that Donald L. Thomas had a date of birth close to that of Mrs. Thomas’ son.

My gut feeling is that it’s probably him. But again, I don’t know for sure.


23 posted on 07/04/2013 10:51:21 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Morgana

I’m not certain whether DOBs in the SSDI are always accurate or not. Someone who knows more about the SSDI than I do might weigh in here.

Obviously, if we had an exact DOB match that would confirm the record referring to her son. That’s not the case. So maybe he’s still alive.

See also post 23, though.


24 posted on 07/04/2013 10:55:41 PM PDT by Jeff Winston
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To: Jeff Winston

To much info missing in this story.


25 posted on 07/04/2013 10:56:17 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Jeff Winston

The story says an un named Family member is driving this search.

This Ol Gal didn’t just lose her son, and she aint just senile.

Something is amiss.


26 posted on 07/04/2013 10:59:19 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife

“The story says an un named Family member is driving this search.”

So what do you think the family is up to?


27 posted on 07/04/2013 11:03:09 PM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

I have no idea.

All I am saying is this story is long on emotion and short on facts.


28 posted on 07/04/2013 11:04:57 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: patriot08

That story is heartbreaking for the mother.

As for the daughter, you can’t fix stupid.


29 posted on 07/04/2013 11:06:52 PM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Kirkwood; stuck_in_new_orleans

We are to assume that the adoption mention is a complete non-sequitur, it appears. So, we have a lady who saw her son possibly off to college, get married, maybe had kids, but for just the past ten years hasn’t come by.

That is how I am taking it. Why she mentions the adoption thing, I don’t know. She could have said he wasn’t wearing pink socks and that would have been just as relevant.


30 posted on 07/04/2013 11:07:06 PM PDT by ConservativeMind ("Humane" = "Don't pen up pets or eat meat, but allow infanticide, abortion, and euthanasia.")
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To: Morgana

Seriously, if they are looking for Donny boy, where is the picture of Donny boy?
Why an Un named family member?
Why no contact info?


31 posted on 07/04/2013 11:07:20 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife

Yea you know it is kinda strange they did not post a picture of the missing son.


32 posted on 07/04/2013 11:07:33 PM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

It’s tad odd.


33 posted on 07/04/2013 11:09:14 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Morgana

A bit askew.


34 posted on 07/04/2013 11:10:01 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: mylife

I believe I saw an AOL email address as a contact (people still use AOL?) That I understand, she was posting this on facebook and does not want every weirdo calling her house. Her son should know her phone number anyway or better yet where she lives.


35 posted on 07/04/2013 11:12:38 PM PDT by Morgana (Always a bit of truth in dark humor.)
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To: Morgana

And she should know his.
What’s the backstory? When did the family break?
What was the rift?


36 posted on 07/04/2013 11:26:16 PM PDT by mylife (Ted Cruz understands the law, and he does not fear the unlawful.)
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To: Kirkwood

I know, it made sense to me.


37 posted on 07/05/2013 12:20:13 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.)
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To: ConservativeMind

My first thought was about those FB posts where someone is looking for the child they gave up or the grown child is looking for the parent/family, so I think it makes perfect sense to mention it.


38 posted on 07/05/2013 12:24:09 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (No matter how cynical I get, I just can't keep up.)
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To: Morgana

“Usually though a woman never forgets the month/day her child was born.”

My mother, who recently passed away at age 95, couldn’t remember my birthday but she had dementia.


39 posted on 07/05/2013 12:57:47 AM PDT by PLMerite (Shut the Beyotch Down! Burn, baby, burn!)
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To: Shimmer1; stuck_in_new_orleans

That makes sense. There are many cases of birth parents or children looking for one another many years after an adoption.

Some people viewing this story might think it is one of those adoption-related searches and would not want to help (considering it to be an unwelcome intrusion on a child that was given up for adoption).


40 posted on 07/05/2013 1:29:57 AM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
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