Nation These siblings were separated in 1946. Here’s how they finally reconnected in 2020. August 12, 2020 Maria Sestito, Palm Springs Desert Sun Comments Off on These siblings were separated in 1946. Here’s how they finally reconnected in 2020. Lamar Hoke Jr., 78, and his sister, Connie Stanley, 85, thought that they were never going to find one another, but, after 74 years, they did.