Elderly Man Receives Father’s Day Card 26 Years Late From Gay Son Who Died Of AIDS

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The year was 1989 when Dwayne Jr. wrote to his dad, and their relationship wasn’t exactly rock-solid.

Schrock didn’t approve of his son being gay, opting to be largely absent from his life as Dwayne Jr.’s health deteriorated due to AIDS-related illness.

The card bounced around the nooks and crannies of the U.S. Postal Service, continuing its bizarre journey well past Dwayne Jr. died in 1995. And while it’s not exactly poetry, the message couldn’t be clearer — Dwayne Jr. wanted to bridge the gap with his father:

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