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Father, son unite after 40 years
Posted: Dec 30, 2011 2:53 PM CST Friday, December 30, 2011 3:53 PM EST - Updated: Jan 01, 2012 9:00 AM CST Sunday, January 1, 2012 10:00 AM ESTBASTROP, TX (KXAN/CNN) – The holidays were a lot more special this year for a father and son in Texas, after they were united for the first time.
Mike Gold, a member of the U.S. Armed Forces, got a "Dear John" letter before he shipped out more than 40 years ago, with news he might be a father. Gold said he never knew if there had been a child.
His son, Jerry Glomboske had been given up for adoption. But at 44 years old, Glomboske began to search for his father via Internet.
He said once he found him, he was unsure whether he should e-mail him.
"So I said well I'll just give it a try, see what happens," Glomboske said. "The next day I woke up and had an e-mail from him."
The two next exchanged pictures. Glomboske said his family laughed when they saw the picture; they immediately knew he had found his father.
"They said that has to be your dad; you look just like him," Glomboske said.
The father and son found out they had more things in common. Both served in the military and spent their careers in law enforcement.
And oddly enough, they shared the same date of birth, April 27, exactly 20 years apart.
Gold and his wife have planned to fly to California and visit Glomboske and his family in April, to celebrate their birthdays together.
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Jerry Glomboske, 44, met his father for the first time after finding him via the Internet. (Source: KXAN/CNN)
