Randy Waits met his brother Eddie for the first time on Saturday
The two brothers, who were not aware of each other’s existence, were brought together by a “real” chain of events. Randy Waits, of California, had tuned in to watch local TV news when he discovered his long-lost brother. He was watching the KCRA3 newscast about snowfall in Lake Tahoe when he noticed that the person being interviewed shared his last name.
Randy, who grew up without his father knowing, immediately wondered if there might be a connection between him and Eddie Waits, who was being interviewed on TV, because they shared the same surname.
His suspicions were confirmed by his daughter Cambria.
“I saw [Eddie’s] features and he really looked like my father in the eyes. I did my research, searched for his name, looked up everything I could,” she said KCRA,
Lodi’s Randy Waits never expected to find a new family member after seeing the local news. Today, he’s engaged to a brother he never knew had a familiar surname. @kcranews, It was an honor to be there to capture this special moment. pic.twitter.com/4QTdic8N6q
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Soon after, the two talked on the phone. “It just clicked, like we’ve been friends for 20 years,” Randy said. “It’s just unbelievable.”
For his part, Eddie was equally surprised—but the family resemblance convinced him that he had indeed found his long-lost brother.
“It was an instant chill from my head to my toes,” said Eddie Waits. “At first I thought, it’s not possible. Once I saw a picture of him, I saw my dad. I saw my dad. I knew it was real.”
The two met for the first time on Saturday. A picture from the meeting was shared online by a relative.
The brothers are now making up for the lost time. “I’ve never met my father, haven’t seen a picture of him all my life,” Randy said. “Eddie is stuffing me with all kinds of different stuff, pictures of my grandfather, and family history that I never had on that side.”
“It’s almost an out-of-body experience,” Eddie said. “The whole thing is real. Not just a brother, but a family I never knew is beyond words. It’s unbelievable.”
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