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Costa Rica to Johnston City Little Lindsey Finds a Home
The Littons of Johnston City adopted seven year old Lindsey Nicole from Costa Rica to fill the hole left by their 11 year old Sherry’s death in 1979. Lindsey, who spoke only Spanish, now thrives in first grade at Jefferson School, quickly forming a new family bond with Ralph and Janet Litton and their son Ross. Their path to adoption began after Sherry’s illness and death and a prior private adoption, with contacts spanning Colombia and Costa Rica’s Patronato Nacional De La Infancia. Lindsey’s adjustment and the Littons’ resolve show that a foreign adoption can be completed within a year.
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Ralph
Janet Litton
Johnston City
Sherry
Lindsey Nicole
Costa Rica
Jefferson School
Poppy
Lindsey
Littons
Litton
Ross
Shis
Chile
Colombia
Mesen
Patronato Nacional de la Infancia
Patronato
Mrs. Litton
U.S. Department of Immigration and Naturalization
Southern Illinois
University-Carbondale
Lindey