Facebook reunites father and son after 25 years

LOS ANGELES - After years of searching, it was the week before Thanksgiving that Darryl Sr. came across a man who shared his name on Facebook...

From NBC Los Angeles:

Darryl Williams Sr. had been looking for his first-born son for decades. He last saw Darryl Jr. when “Little D” was just 5 years old.

The boy’s mother left no contact information when she moved away and took Darryl Jr. with her.

After years of searching, it was the week before Thanksgiving that Darryl Sr. came across a man who shared his name on Facebook.

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The man lived in Ventura, a place where Darryl Sr. knew his son’s mother had lived. So he sent a friend request and the response was almost immediate.

“I got an instant chat that said, ‘Mr. Williams, you’re my dad,’” said Darryl Sr. through tears. “Everybody just fell apart.”

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