“It was crazy, it was just incredible.” Vamarr Hunter’s words are almost an understatement for his “movie-worthy” story. This 50-year-old man, who lives in Chicago, in the United States, discovered that his biological mother was none other than the owner of the bakery to which he went “at least once a week”, “a stone’s throw away from home” for years, relates BFM who quotes the Washington Post.
Vamarr Hunter learned he was adopted when he was 35, in 2009. He decided to do genealogical research in 2022 following a show on television. Encouraged by one of his friends, he contacted Gabriella Vargas, a genetic genealogist, who lives in California, to help him with his research.
According to the latter, “it was easy to build his family tree”, given that he had “a high match on the Ancestry site”.
Leonore, a teenager who was unable to raise her child
Leonore Lindsey, Vamarr’s biological mother, gave birth to him in 1974, when she was just 17 years old. At the time, the teenager was not able to raise her child and entrusted him to adoption services. A “heartbreaking” decision, she assured the newspaper.
Gabriella Vargas quickly identified Leonore Lindsey and contacted her to give her her son’s number. The baker called him the same day.
“When I found out who it was, we started screaming on the phone”
Very quickly, while they are chatting on the phone to get to know each other, the mother and son realize that Vamarr is in reality a regular customer of the bakery that Leonore owns.
Vamarr Hunter told the Washington Post that he stops at Chicago’s Give Me Some Sugah Bakery for breakfast or a sweet treat “at least once a week” and enjoys chatting with the owner. when she was behind the counter. “When I found out who it was, we started screaming on the phone. We went crazy, she confided. We had an immediate connection. » The latter assures that Vamarr Hunter’s laughter reminded her of her brother’s.
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About a week after speaking on the phone, they “officially” (re)met in person. And since then, they have been inseparable. Last April, Vamarr Hunter even quit his job in the logistics sector to help his mother run the bakery.
