REUNITED WITH MY DAD AFTER 50 YEARS
Tears of happiness as pair meet
AFTER an emotional reunion with her father after 50 years apart a woman has described her joy at finding her “missing piece”.
Jane Graham lost contact with James McGarvie, 77, aged just three after the breakdown of her parents’ marriage.
But she always longed to see him again and joined Ancestry. com to track him down. After 10 years of following up various leads without success, she finally traced her dad’s second wife.
An online message was not seen for more than a year – before she discovered her dad was living in Newcastle just four miles from her own home.
She was told that he was still alive and then called him to speak for the first time since childhood.
James said: “I could not believe it. I was over the moon, there were tears of happiness. I am chuffed to bits and could not ask for a better daughter.”
James often thought about Jane but had little information on her whereabouts. He did trace her work place but added: “I was at the bus stop, but I was too nervous to go in.”
Jane was shaking when they met up again. “It had been such a long time,” she said. “It was so overwhelming. He was just lovely. When I met him I was in tears, I’m so grateful.”
Jane, now living in Cullercoats, North Tyneside, added: “It was like the missing piece of me. We are so alike.”
Her late mum did not like to speak about her father. “When my mum passed away that made me search again as I didn’t feel like I was going behind her back,” she said.
She is now organising a trip to take him to see Newcastle United play at St James’ Park before the end of the season. She explained: “He is 78 on June 4 and this will be our first birthday together. He has never been to a game at James’ Park. I just want to give him an experience and memory he will never forget.”
I could not believe it... There were tears of happiness, I am chuffed
JAMES McGARVIE REUNITED WITH DAUGHTER