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After 50 Years, Mom and Daughter Finally, Joyfully Meet

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20 Jul 2012 12 views
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After 50 Years, Mom and Daughter Finally, Joyfully Meet
After years of fruitless searching, Facebook -- along with a maiden name -- delivered the keys to a long-awaited meeting Tuesday at a restaurant in Florida. When Stephanie Phillips and her mother first saw each other, the two hugged with tears in their eyes for a long time, not letting go.

After years of fruitless searching, Facebook — along with a maiden name — delivered the keys to a long-awaited meeting Tuesday at a restaurant in Florida.

When Stephanie Phillips and her mother, Joan Wehrmeyer, first saw each other, the two hugged with tears in their eyes for a long time, not letting go.

(READ the story w/ photo at the Miami Herald)

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