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dokoupil: tonight we have the story of a foster dad who has much to be thankful for and all the fosters kids who are thankful for him. here s cbs steve hartman on the road. reporter: when lamont thomas became an empty nester, it was the end of a parenting legend. as we first reported a couple of years ago, this divorced father of two took on hero status when he took on a foster kid named michael perez. he was a good young man. and i just hated to see him in the system. reporter: eventually, lamont adopted michael, who now works as a nurse. i don t believe that i would be the person they am today without the morals that he instilled in me, the family, the extended family that i have now. reporter: how extended is that family? ( laughter ) i d tell you if i had enough fingers and toes to count. reporter: turns out michael was just the beginning. that s marcus, jamie. reporter: over the next 15 years, lamont fostered more than 30 kids here in buffalo, new ....