Oregon man finds daughter, 5, at shelter

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What a wonderful ending to a difficult situation. Its just amazing someone he knew spotted her in a town many hours away.

He’s got legal custody now and can take care of her.

'Harmony, it's daddy': Oregon man finds daughter, 5, at shelter

They had been apart nearly two years when Thouvenel, thanks to a tip from a friend, found his daughter and estranged ex-girlfriend at a Salvation Army homeless shelter in Spokane, Washington.

Now, a grant from nonprofit Time to Put Kids First is sending Thouvenel and his 5-year-old daughter, Harmony Rain Thouvenel, to Kauai, Hawaii.

“It’s about building memories,” Thouvenel, 41, said. “When I got her back…”

“It made it all worth it, you know?” he said. “It was two years I fought through hell just to be a part of my daughter’s life and she was back in my life.”

At first, Harmony needed constant reminding that Thouvenel wasn’t going anywhere. During a trip to the coast some weeks after returning to Oregon, she waited outside the door even when Thouvenel just went to the bathroom.