Two years ago I left a message for Leo on facebook. Now he isn't one of my friends so that message went to his other folder to be found someday. Seems he just set up messenger on an I-pad and upon signing in, guess what he found? Yup my message.
So it was quite a pleasant surprise to get a message from him this afternoon confirming that I had the right Leo. I kind of figured I had, but you never know. We spent the day playing catch up and get to know one another.
I gather he did not know that we knew his father had died. We did not know his sister had died. He said he is the last of his immediate family. He still lives in Ohio.
It made me smile. Families are funny. But now I know how Uncle Jerry feels when he connects with relatives that he did not know. Our family is small, so we will take family where we can find it. I can't wait till our next gab session so he can tell me stories. I hope he is a story teller. If not, I will have to tell him stories.
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