108-year-old meets his 1-year-old namesake: ‘You don’t know what this means to me’

Source: Jenna Lehne, Submitted to lovewhatmatters.com

“This is Mr. Esmond Allcock. Born in 1910, this dapper gentleman turned 108 on January 26. He is officially the oldest man in Canada!

He is my great-grandfather and the man I named my son after.

My Esmond was born on January 11, 2017, nearly 107 years after his great-great grandfather. Once the snow melted, I loaded up the baby and took off to the neighboring province to introduce my great-grandfather to his namesake.

As he held my son, he kissed his head and said over and over again, ‘You don’t know what this means to me. You don’t know what this means to me.’

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Image Source: Jenna Lehne/Love What Matters 

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