Meeting his father for the first time
Time: 1980s
Place: Monroe, Louisiana, U.S.
Details: Prompted by his son's inquiries about his own father, Gardner had previously been able to track down his biological father via telephone. With a higher income from his new job, Gardner was able to save enough money to travel to Monroe, Louisiana, where he and his son met his own father, Turner, for the first time.
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