Trudy Vogel plants a big kiss on Godson. The Wheeling High School graduate and her husband, Paul, back, sponsor Godson, who was pulled from the earthquake at his home in Jacmel, Haiti.

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Godson, his given name Richardson Georges, 3, was pulled from the earthquake rubble after three days by Gesnel Augustine, 26, in Jacmel, Haiti. Augustine is now his father.

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Gesnel Augustine pulled Godson, 3, from the ruins of his home. The child now lives with Augustine and his wife, Loucite Charles.

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One big happy family, with sponsored family, Paul and Trudy Vogel of Bloomington, meeting Godson's surrogate father, Gesnel Augustine, 26, in Jacmel, Haiti.

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Trudy Vogel, 52, who once lived in Prospect Heights now living in Bloomington, shares a moment with Godson, 3.

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Trudy Vogel plays with Godson, 3, at their home in Jacmel, Haiti.

Mark Welsh | Staff Photographer