> I am searching for my father Gary O'Donnell. He was born on July 29, > 1951 in Lynn, MA. He also lived in Salem, NH in the mid 70's. I > believe his parents are Charles Giarard (possibly step-father?) and > Doris Smith. I was born September 12, 1976 and he married my mother > Lorie Conture in October of 1976. They divorced in 1978 and no one has > seen him since. I would really like to know whether he is still alive > and exactly what happened. I think after 26 years it is time to know > my father. The good news is that he is not listed on the Social Security Death Index file although there are a couple of men with the same name whose dates of birth are close, none are exactly as the date stated above. Switchboard.com lists some 42 listings for a Gary O'Donnell but it is impossible to determine whether they might be your father as phone listings do not carry any age data. Of those, two are listed within Massachusetts. O'Donnell, Gary 44 Brookline Ave, Holyoke, MA 01040-1805 (413) 533-8244 O'Donnell, Gary 357 Washington Ave, Revere, MA 02151-2896 (781) 629-3088 Recognizing the apparent confusion with a possible step-parent, there one other possibility within Massachusetts. There were no names listed as "GIARARD" in either the Social Security Death Index nor at Switchboard.com. Using the spelling of "GIRARD" produced a number of hits on the Death Index but none that were close to the DOB given for your father. But using that spelling on switchboard yielded one man with the surname "GIRARD" was listed with 3 different telephone numbers. Girard, Gary 131 Pierce Rd, West Brookfield, MA 01585-3040 (508)867-9157 and (508)867-9196 and (508) 867-9680 Hope that might help in some small way. Dick O'Donnell Melbourne, Florida, USA Hosting multiple sites, visit my home base at: http://www.mindspring.com/~dickod