My New Sister Kathleen
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Date: 12/23/2005 4:31:58 P.M. CST: Subject: Re: Searching for Robert Hanford -- approx. 75-80 years old Dear Mr. Hanford First, please excuse this unsolicited correspondence. I thought an email to be less intrusive than writing a letter or calling on the phone. (I located this email address from the web page for the National Free Flight Society). I'm doing personal genealogy research (i.e., my own) and am trying to locate a "Bob Hanford" (I'm assuming the name is Robert) who would have been in Dallas or Howe, TX around 1950. I think he would be approx. 75-80 years old now. I've found your name through various web searches. As you reside in the same general region and appear to be approximately the right age, I am writing to ask if you might be the person for whom I'm searching. I would very much like to hear from you -- with a yea or nay -- as to whether you are the Robert Hanford I'm seeking. I want to assure you that I do not intend to intrude in your life in any way; I am merely trying to solve a long-standing puzzle.
Warm regards,
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Date: Sat, 7 Jan 2006 00:17:36 EST Subject: Re: Searching for Robert Hanford -- approx. 75-80 years old Dee, I hope all is well with you and your family, and Happy New Year. Here is a message that I recently received... If she is for real, then we have another relative--I'm sure she would be very happy to hear from you, and the wealth of information that you can provide. Best wishes for the New Year and always, Bob |
Our father, Bob Hanford
Dad at about age 22 - the cloth on his head is MY diaper!
Our DNA test
Was there really any doubt?
Do you see the resemblance? Kathleen - Dad - Kathleen's son Tristan
Check out Kathleen's and Tristan's wide set eyes, the arch of their eyebrows, the shape of their smiles...
...and Tristan's prominant right canine looks just like Dad's!
New nephews, Orion and Tristan Tait
Through them, Dad has one great-grandchild and another on the way!
Kathleen as a child
Other first-time meetings
Left: Terry (full brother) and me on the weekend we first met.
Center: Taken 1997, when I met my two half brothers Tom and Bob (Dad in middle).
Right: An extremely important meeting... my newborn son Russ!
More photos of (and by) Dad
Left: Self-portrait taken for a contest while in college (no, scars are not real!)
Right: Promo photo taken of Dad at work in Tulsa. He's about 40.
Dad's portrait of Yours Truly
The Tulsa Glue Dobbers: Dad's model airplane hobby
Kathleen's
cats,
flower garden, and link to the
DOUA
Terry's new play, "A Community of Two"
Orion's design company
Tom Hanford: Tulsa's "Top Gun Guitarist" 1988
Photos of Russ growing up