A family 'reunion' decades in the making

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Irving Atkins, 89, of Hauppauge, spent decades searching for his biological family after finding out he was adopted in his 50s. On Saturday, his biological and adopted families gathered for a "reunion" at a Lake Grove restaurant. Newsday TV's Steve Langford reports. Credit: Newsday/John Conrad Williams Jr.