In the early 80's there was this beautiful, young college graduate with a very wealthy family. She decided to come to Utah on a ski trip with some friends. On her vacation, she met a musician in one of the hot local bands. They hit it off immediately and fell head over heels in love. They were quickly married and had a beautiful baby boy.
She realized she wanted to be closer to her family so they moved back to New Hampshire. They realized their worlds were far too different and although they were deeply in love, they parted ways. The musician is my dad, and the woman's name is Pamela. Together they decided it would be best for the baby if he was raised with her name and without contact with my dad.
That decision was utterly devastating to my dad and he was never the same after that. Because they both had moved, they had completely lost touch. My dad thought of both of them every day and never kept it a secret how much he'd missed them. Through the years he'd always hoped they'd find each other again.
On August 5, 2009 my dad found Randy on Facebook. 26 years after he said goodbye. As you can imagine, this was one of the happiest days of our lives! We have missed him and thought about him and now, we're able to have a relationship! He is so amazing, and gracious, and says he holds no resentments at all. It has been amazing and I can't wait to see him face to face! His name is James Randall Goodman. He goes by Randy. Love him so much!
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