> -----Original Message----- > From: Bishop, Paul > Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 12:35 PM > To: 'JOLLY-L@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Baby Boy Jolly - Born 8/7/67 in San Diego, CA > > Hi.. Thanks for taking the time to read this! > > I am an adoptee that recently discovered that my original (Biological) > last name is Jolly. Apparently, my mother was living in the San Diego > California area, and was rather young at the time; she had gotten > pregnant, possibly with a member of the USMC or USN. She felt > she could not provide me with a stable home, and decided to place me > for adoption via Children's Home Society of California. I was adopted > at about eight months old, by a couple that could not have children > of their own, John and Gail Bishop. They were excellent parents, > and brought me up well. > > However, in light of finding out this information, I am now very curious > about my past and lineage, as well as having a medical "driver" for > finding out some background information about my birth parents and > family. > > Information that I know at this point (have more coming, non-identifying > information from CHS): > > Born 8/7/67 at approximately 6:30 am, possibly at San Diego Naval > Hospital. > Mother's last name at my birth was Jolly, Jolly was only name placed on > original birth certificate. From preliminary information, it appears that > my maternal grandmother (her mother) was possibly an RN or nurse of > some kind. Father appears to have been military, do not think that she > was married to him at the time (nor do I know if in fact they ever did > marry, > or if they were just "ships in the night"- is was the late sixties, you > know!) > Placed with Children's Home Society of California, she was involved in > adoption proceedings, at least cursorily. Though she has not contacted > CHS for a waiver (I did) of confidential contact information, I do not > know > whether or not she has ever actively persued finding out where/how I > am- therefore, I must state that I do not mean to intrude into her (or > possible siblings/half-siblings/etc) life, merely interested in my > background, > as well as some medical information- due to a fairly major (and > potentially > inherited) medical condition. > > If any of this sounds familiar to any of you, I would greatly appreciate > an > email back! I can be emailed via this list, or directly emailed at > pbishop@mediaone.net and/or paul.bishop@fmr.com > > Thanks for your time!! > > -Paul Bishop (aka Baby Boy Jolly, 8/7/67)