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On a flight from Florida, a father finds daughter's Mr. Right.
phone number on the computer.
Meanwhile, two weeks had passed
and Marlene Goodman chided her
husband for even thinking anything
tacey Goodman, now 31, was
would
come of his chance meeting
the dating queen — she tried
with
Joe.
Goodman cautioned
JDate and Speed Dating, but
patience. And three days later, Joe
couldn't find the man of her
called for Stacey's number.
dreams, and was worn out trying.
"It was my biggest accomplishment
Joe Bernson of Highland, now 40,
to have introduced
was satisfied with his
my daughter to her
single life. And yet he
future mate," said
told the stranger sitting
Goodman. Stacey's
next to him on an air-
older sister, Lainie
plane that he was finally
Phillips of
ready to meet someone.
Huntington Woods
The stranger,
was
fixed up too, but
Harvey Goodman of
not
by
dad. She and
Farmington Hills, a
husband Danny,
gregarious furniture
both temple youth
store owner, was flying Stacey and Joe Bernson
group advisers, were
home with his wife
brought
together
by
their youth group
Marlene, who sat across the aisle
members.
from him.
Stacey and Joe had a memorable
"At one point, my father leaned over
meeting. Joe made Stacey feel so com-
to my mom," Stacey recounts the
fortable, "I could be myself We
story. "He said, 'This is a really nice
laughed and talked. It was a great first
guy.' And my mom responded, 'I wish
date.
he were Jewish.' And my dad replied,
Six months later, Joe went the old-
He is!'"
fashioned route and asked Harvey
Once the plane landed, Harvey gave
Goodman for permission to marry
Joe his daughter's phone number.
Stacey. Last August, the two tied the
"I was taking a chance introducing
knot at Temple Beth El, where the
him to her, but I knew he had a good
Goodmans have been members since
character — call it intuition," said
1973.
Goodman. "My wife thought I was
"This was meant to be," said Stacey,
meshugg-e [crazy]."
a realtor with Real Estate One. The
Joe, who owns American Mailbox
couple now live in Wolverine Lake,
Services, lost the phone number, but
remembered Harvey's name and street. and Stacey says "everything has fallen
He got his computer-savvy father, Alan into place. It's not only a fairy tale, but
a dream come true." ❑
Bernson of Florida, to find Goodman's
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