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GREETING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES;
I AM CHERYL (ROY) AYALA. I GREW UP WITHOUT EVER HAVING KNOWN MY FATHER. MY PARENTS DIVORCED SHORTLY BEFORE MY BIRTH SO MY FATHER NEVER EVEN KNEW ABOUT ME. AFTER MANY MANY YEARS OF HOPEFUL SEARCHING, I WAS DEVASTATED TO LEARN THAT MY FATHER (ROLLIN T. ROY) HAD PASSED AWAY. ALL MY LIFE SEARCHING FOR MY FATHER AND HIS PEOPLE HAD BEEN VERY IMPORTANT TO ME. AFTER I LEARNED OF HIS DEATH, I BECAME EVEN MORE EAGER TO LEARN ABOUT HIM AND HIS PEOPLE. I NEVER WANTED ANYTHING FROM MY FATHER EXCEPT FOR BEING ABLE TO TELL HIM THAT HE HAD ANOTHER DAUGHTER AND TO GET THE HUG AND KISS THAT I HAD WAITED FOR ALL OF MY LIFE.
NEEDLESS TO SAY I NEVER GOT THAT HUG OR THE KISS BUT INSTEAD, I ENDED UP WITH A BUNCH OF AUNTS AND UNCLES AND HORDS OF COUSINS. IN THE SPRING OF 1993 I LOCATED MY FATHER'S YOUNGEST BROTHER. IN THE SPRING OF 1998, I GOT A HUG FROM HIM. OF COURSE IT'S NOT THE SAME BUT I WOULDN'T TRADE THAT HUG FOR ANYTHING IN THE WORLD. MY UNCLE IS JUST THE GREATEST AND I LOVE HIM DEARLY.
THROUGH MY UNCLE AND OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS I HAVE COME TO KNOW MY FATHER. PERHAPS IT'S NOT THE SAME AS HAVING REALLY KNOW HIM BUT IT'S AS CLOSE AS I AM EVER GOING TO GET. FOR THAT I AM TRUELY GREATFUL.
PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CHECK OUT MY FAMILY TREE. IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE INFORMATION THAT CAN BE ADDED OR HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, FEEL FREE TO EMAIL ME.
OUR FAMILY IS BASICALLY MADE UP OF SCOTTISH AND IRISH FOLKS, HOWEVER FROM TIME TO TIME I HAVE DISCOVERED LINKS TO AMERICAN INDIANS, ENGLISHMEN,AND GERMANS.
OUR FAMILY CONTINUES TO GROW. AT THE RATE IT'S GROWING WE MAY SOMEDAY BE THE ONLY FAMILY ON EARTH. LOL
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