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Brothers' 92 years end the lifelong way: as twins
« on: June 03, 2011, 11:44:44 AM »
I found this one out there in the ether . . . I think I saw it on Yahoo.  Not sure.

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Brothers' 92 years end the lifelong way: as twins



Friars with Bona ties die together in hospital

Updated: June 3, 2011, 10:34 AM

 
From the moment of their birth in Buffalo 92 years ago, twin brothers Julian and Adrian Riester rarely left each other's side.

They played together, went to school together, as young men traveled cross-country together -- and, in their 20s, joined the Franciscan order together.

And on Wednesday, after 65 years as identical twins wearing the identical brown robes of the Franciscans -- mostly at St. Bonaventure University -- Brother Julian Riester and Brother Adrian Riester died together at St. Anthony Hospital in St. Petersburg, Fla. Julian died Wednesday morning, followed by Adrian in the evening.

Those who knew the Riesters best say they are not surprised at all.

"If ever there is a confirmation that God favored them, this is it," said their cousin and close friend Michael Riester of Buffalo. "They weren't even separated for 12 hours."

A bit further in the article, it mentions the existence of some "incidents" that caused both of them to lose their drivers' licenses, and how they never told their superiors which one was born first--thus confounding them, who were looking for who was older, in terms of who was "senior" and who was "junior."  These guys sounded like they liked to have fun--my type of Catholic clergy. :-)

The rest of the article is at:

http://www.buffalonews.com/city/article442210.ece

Read also how they were going to join the Army, and the notice that they were accepted as clergy arrived hours before their draft notices . . . !


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Re: Brothers' 92 years end the lifelong way: as twins
« Reply #1 on: June 03, 2011, 11:48:56 AM »
that's amazing.....I wonder if they died within hours of each other was because of a broken heart or was it because they were identical and that our bodies are "timed" when they end?






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Re: Brothers' 92 years end the lifelong way: as twins
« Reply #2 on: June 03, 2011, 11:59:55 AM »
I wonder if God creates brothers for a reason.  I'd like to ask him about mine. :mental:

One of those weird 'brother' things.  We both chose the same PIN number for our bank accounts.

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