One of the oldest men in the world is finally getting a namesake.
Esmond Allock has six children, 17 grandchildren, 36 great-grandchildren, and 12 great-great-grandchildren.
None, however, had been named after him—until one of the great-grandchildren named her son.
Jenna Lehne said that she named her son Esmond after the esteemed patriarch.
“My husband and I had wanted to name our new son after family, and that just sealed the deal.ve been lucky enough to have had him with me for the past 30 years.”
Lehne said Esmond was born on Jan. 11, 2017. After the snow melted, she took him to meet his namesake.
“As he held my son, he kissed his head and said over and over again, ‘You don’t know what this means to me. You don’t know what this means to me.’”
Lehne lives about five hours from Esmond Allock, in Okotoks, Alberta.
“He takes such joy in his family and his descendants. He’s met all of his great-great-grand-kids and he loves each and every one of them,” she said.