Do You Need Help In Washington State Tacoma Area

February 20, 2005

Hi Brian,

Thanks for the offer to help. I live in Oregon City and it's not easy to get up to Tacoma. I've thought about searching for my birthmother/family occasionally over the years, but now with a family and adult children, it has become important to find and medical history that might be availale. Also, I've ofter thought it would be really cool to find siblings!

Here's my info:

Gary Ross Benny

Male adoptee 07/30/1952

ISO birthmother/family

Agency: Washington Children's Home Society, Tacoma, WA.

Place of birth: White Shield Home, Tacoma, Wa.

Birth name: Ward (first name)

Birthmother info (from NI info received from agency): 19 years old, of

Swiss, German and Northern European descent, Baptist faith, attractive,

poised, 5'4", 115#, greenish-hazel eyes, light-brown hair, fair complexion,

high-school grad, worked in jewelry store until pregnancy, maternal family likely had a fishing business, two maternal uncles younger than birthmother.

Additional birthmother info: My adoptive mother says that my birthmother is from Port Angeles, WA., and worked at Weisfields jewelry store in Tacoma. I

have no idea how she knows this, but probably got the info from the social worker.

Thanks a lot for any help!

Gary Benny