Grandfather Tracks Down Biological Parents 63 Years After He Was Adopted

John White, who was adopted as a baby, with his biological mother Benita. John was able to locate Benita on the Ancestry database and made his first contact with her in 2020 after being given access to his original birth certificate by his adoptive parents. She currently resides in British Columbia, Canada. JOHN E. WHITE/SWNS

A grandfather tracked down his biological parents after taking a DNA test – and met his birth mom 63 years after she placed him for adoption.

John White, 63, was adopted in January 1960 after his mom, Benita, 88, gave him up when she was just 24 to a Catholic orphanage for a “better future.”