By Daily Mail Reporter PUBLISHED: 15:07 EST, 13 January 2013 | UPDATED: 15:07 EST, 13 January 2013 A brother and sister who were separated into different Chicago foster homes as children in 1948 have met for the first time, thanks to the detective work of a friendly 7-year-old neighbor Betty Billadeau, of St Louis, Missouri, and Clifford Boyson, of Davenport, Iowa, were introduced after 65 years apart yesterday, AbcNews reports. The pair were put into separate foster homes at age five and three respectively and spent decades trying to find each other to no avail. Delighted: Betty Billadeau and Clifford Boyson have been reunited after spending 65 years apart. The siblings were put in touch with one another after a 7-year-old neighbor used Facebook
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Estranged Betty Billadeau and Clifford Boyson were finally reunited since being placed in foster care in 1948
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Boyson's neighbor Eddie Hanzelin used his mother's Facebook account to come to the rescue
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7-year-old earns a hug off them both and says he wanted to help because 'family is important'
Tech-savvy: @placeholder, 7, was the mastermind behind the family reunion.