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Lost mother found after 48 years in Olympia reunion
Chuck Volanti, whose mother Mary was committed to a Cleveland hospital in 1946 and believed dead, reunites with her after 48 years. Mary, now 74, moves from Ohio to a nursing home near Olympia. The search revealed a lifetime of separation and a renewed family network feeding hope for future years together.
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Olympia
Wash
Chuck Volanti
Chuck
Ohio
Sam Volanti
Mary
Mary Volanti
Cleveland
Irene Skrolla
Sam
Irene
Cleveland State Hospital
Florida
Sandusky
Howard John
Edison Health
Milan
Carolyn Walton
Walton
Charles
Charles Volantis
Millie
Herery
Air Force
Alaska
Judy
State Department of Employment Security
Olympia, Wash