New Jersey Transportation Officer Sean Pfeiffer takes it upon himself to help Lopez after the homeless man explains his situation to him. The officer called twenty different phone numbers in the Bradley Beach area. Finally, as fate would have it, Pfeiffer ended up leaving a voicemail on Lopez’s daughter’s answering machine.
When the girl returned at Pfeiffer’s call, she arranged for her sister’s reunion with their father. The meeting brought tears to everyone’s eyes in the room for him.
Reunion cry, warm! New Jersey Transit Police reunites homeless man and his family after 24 years!! Not only did Jose Lopez kiss his daughters, he met his grandkids for the first time! Lopez got a haircut and a haircut, as well as some new clothes for her big reunion moment. pic.twitter.com/puIYKRp2QW
— NJ TRANSIT (@NJTRANSIT) August 20, 2019
Not only did Lopez see his daughters for the first time in 24 years, he also met his grandchildren for the first time.
He later said, “I think I’m in heaven.” “I got my best girl back [yet].”
Lopez’s daughters are now caring for him themselves so they can find him a permanent home nearby. The officers also placed him in a mental health program so he could get the help he needed.
Find out more about this incredible story in the video below.