Long Lost Brothers United After 85 Years
Imagine spending your entire life as an only child, then one day, 85 years later, finding out you had a brother
Unbelievable? It actually happened to Canadian Gerry Cooper and his UK-born brother Norman, now living in the United States.
Their incredible story will make your day:
Eighty-five years apart gives new meaning to the term long-lost brothers.
The average life expectancy is not much more than 80 years. So Norman and Gerry both had to live longer than average to make their meeting possible.
This might be even more incredible: despite literally a lifetime having gone apart, they felt an instant bond. Reflecting on their first meeting, Gerry remarked:
“When it was time to go, we gave each other a big hug, and I could tell at that time, after 85 years, that we were brothers. And it’s been the most amazing feeling you can have in this world.”
Norman and Gerry
When Gerry’s son Ian started researching on Ancestry, he simply wanted to find out more about a grandfather he’d never met.
He never imagined that those records would come to life in such a real, and life-changing, way.
Norman and Gerry’s experience may seem like one in a million, but we all have fascinating family stories waiting for us.
Norman and Gerry
