VIDEO: 105-Year-Old Man Meets His Great-Great-Grandson

This man lived to meet his great-great-grandson and it was the most emotional moment you could ever imagine. Baby Easton was only 5-days-old when Jason and Susan Zwolak brought him to meet his Pop.
This is the viral video that Jason and Susan Zwolak posted of their baby son, Easton, meeting his 105-year-old great-grandfather for the first time. The clip was filmed earlier this month to keep the Zwolaks’ scattered family in the loop, became an overnight sensation — and now has more than 15 million views according to today.com.
James Herald Spring, otherwise known as “Pop,” is Susan Zwolak’s grandfather, who lives in Long Beach, California. At 105, he’s still plenty active, spending time outside each day and keeping busy with woodworking projects. “He likes to tinker around and make things,” said Susan Zwolak, 46.
All the same, Pop has slowed down a bit these past few years. Zwolak, who lives about 30 minutes away in Irvine, makes an effort to visit four or five times a week. But what’s really breathing new life into Pop these days is, well, a new life.
So when Easton was born on March 28, introducing him to Pop was high on the to-do list. “We brought him home on a Saturday, and on Sunday we took him over,” said Zwolak.
“We never anticipated what we saw … the hugs, the look in his eye.”
The visits have since continued three or four times a week. “(Pop) calls (Easton) ‘the little guy,’” Zwolak said. “Once he gets him, he will not let him go. He says, ‘Get outta here!’ He’s so in love.”
And yes, Pop always worries that he might drop Easton. But of course he never does. Despite the 105-year age difference, the two have settled into a comfortable routine together.
In his long life, Pop has seen the loss of his wife and two sons. So the morale boost he gets from bonding with his great-grandson is enormous. “We use (Easton) to really push Pop,” Jason Zwolak continued.
The proud dad hopes the relationship’s gifts will one day go both ways — one reason he devotedly documents their sweet interactions. Pop, too, gets a kick out of watching their photos and videos. “I think a lot of times people are quick to push down the technology aspect with the elderly and with the young,” said Jason Zwolak, “but it’s able to pull them together. With this, we’re able to drive Pop now and give him more reason to stay around.”
The family hopes that the great-great-grandfather will love longer because of the little guy because now he is looking forward to seeing the baby boy walk and talk and grow up to be a great man.
They hit it off right away and people couldn’t get enough of it, so they captured the moment on film. Take a look. We hope this isn’t the last video of the two that we get to see and enjoy.

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