Article: Grace's girls have a family

STONEHAM -- Grace Hooper's scrapbook is full of pictures of her girls: in the pool, at the prom, at high school graduation, posing in front of the Christmas tree, goofing for the camera.

"This one," she said, pointing to a pretty teen-ager in a red taffeta prom dress, "is doing real well. She got married and has two children." She laughed. "This picture was in 1986. She came home from school in tears and said she was supposed to go to the prom that night, but didn't have a dress. We went to a second-hand place and got her a dress for $10. Isn't she beautiful?"

Another picture. "She's not doing too well. She had a baby, but she had to give it up." And another. "She was sent to me when she was ...

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