Missing Boy Found on Facebook 27 Years Later
Source: Tom's Guide US | Keywords: missing, boy, found, facebook, superpoke | Themes: The Internet
How’s this for your weekly dose of feel good Friday news?
The Guardian today tells the story of one mother who found her long lost son on Facebook, having previously not seen hide nor hair of him in 25 years.
Avril Grube claims that in 1982, her son Gavin Paros went on a weekend holiday to his father’s homeland of Hungary, but three year old Gavin never returned. After years of trying to locate her son, Grube gave up hope of ever seeing her little boy again.
That was until recently, when her sister Beryl googled Gavin’s name and discovered his Facebook. According to the Guardian, Paros’s father died four years ago and the man, now 30 and with three children of his own, signed up for Facebook to try and locate his English family.
Mother and son met first time in 27 years at Grube’s nursing home where she now lives following a stroke. Despite needing a translator to make conversation, Avril hopes to meet her grandchildren for the first time and said it was the happiest moment of her life. Love it or hate it, social networking has its uses.
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Made for TV movie right there.
Awesome story.
That is pretty awesome, I ran into a lot of people I have not seen for over 12 years on facebook as well but nothing this significant.
Great story. I guess facebook is good for something other than a time sink.
Minor detail, though: the story says he was 3 when he disappeared, had been missing for 25 years and is now 30. According to my math he should have either been 5 when he was missing, had been missing for 27 years or is now 28 (or some variation of the three) ;P
Great story. I guess facebook is good for something other than a time sink.
That's what you think... turns out he's been doing nothing for the past 25 years but going through his friends list hitting "poke" and tagging himself on every image he can find.
He probably stayed for a hot chick...
Great story. I guess facebook is good for something other than a time sink.Minor detail, though: the story says he was 3 when he disappeared, had been missing for 25 years and is now 30. According to my math he should have either been 5 when he was missing, had been missing for 27 years or is now 28 (or some variation of the three) ;P
The actual article from The Guardian says nothing about missing for 25 years. If he was 3 in 1982, then he was born in 1979, and he is now 30. Seems that's where the error's at.
Man that's really sad his dad passed. But he has his family back after so many years...not to mention his own.
It's good to be reminded that the Internet actually does some good oppsed to all the bad you're used to hearing.
The actual article from The Guardian says nothing about missing for 25 years. If he was 3 in 1982, then he was born in 1979, and he is now 30. Seems that's where the error's at.
I did some poking around and depending on which publication, it jumps between 25 years and 27 years. That said, in the title of the Guardian piece it says 25 years.
maybe i should try it too ......
He probably stayed for a hot chick...
Even if he were sexually developed at 3, its unlikely that he would have gotten over the "cooties" factor.
Maybe Hungary is just hungry for children like some pedophilic cannibal.
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missing boy found after 27 years? i didnt know u could stay a boy for 27 years...
That is pretty awesome, I ran into a lot of people I have not seen for over 12 years on facebook as well but nothing this significant.
I did too. But I'm slowly converting my bio into a pseudo alter ego. My friends know who I really am. I don't need to write my actual address, telephone number, upload photos of what i did last weekend, etc..
Basically turning it into a fancy address book.
I really don't like the idea of how much personal info facebook holds.
So let me get this straight...
At the age of three, this kid decides to go on a weekend holiday and left his mother to fly by himself to Hungary and visit his dad? Does everyone let their three year old child fly to another continent by him/herself?
I almost feel bad all for all my facebook smashing..Almost.
I almost feel bad all for all my facebook smashing..Almost.
Aren't you supposed to be playing WoW?
I did too. But I'm slowly converting my bio into a pseudo alter ego. My friends know who I really am. I don't need to write my actual address, telephone number, upload photos of what i did last weekend, etc..Basically turning it into a fancy address book. I really don't like the idea of how much personal info facebook holds.
The information you put is all optional, they have security trimming to the point that only friends of friends can read each others posts. I find it great way of meeting people, some situations it's not really appropriate to ask someone for their phone number or you just don't know em enough, it's a lot more casual to ask if they have a facebook. Then at least you don't lose out on an opportunity to meet someone...
Aren't you supposed to be playing WoW?
Aren't you supposed hiding in a cave?
Aren't you supposed hiding in a cave?
No, I don't live in my grandma's basement and play WoW full time. Oh sorry bet you think that is an ideal situation.
No, I don't live in my grandma's basement and play WoW full time. Oh sorry bet you think that is an ideal situation.
So you do live in a cave?
So you do live in a cave?
Yeah, an above ground cave with water, hdtv, comcast internet, power, heating and cooling.