The Wolowicki Family’s Adoption Story
Barbara and Norman Wolowicki share their story of forming a family through adoption, their ongoing support for The Cradle and the role the adoption agency has played in their lives. Norm and Barbara met while they were both working at A.C. Nielsen in Chicago. They always knew they wanted to have children, and after several […]
Stuart’s Adoption Story: A 75-Year History With The Cradle
Past Cradle Board member Stuart White remembers how his mother Margie formed a strong, resilient family through adoption and reflects on his own support for the historic Illinois adoption agency. Cradle adoptee and former Cradle Board member, Stuart White, says that when the agency placed him at six weeks of age — over 75 years […]
The Cestari Family’s Adoption Story: Two Generations of Cradle Babies
Alice and her two brothers were all adopted from The Cradle. When she decided to build her family, she knew The Cradle was where she needed to return. Alice Cestari originally shared this story in 2016. She passed away on January 29, 2020. The Cradle was only five years old when Alice Cestari was placed […]
Forming a Family Through Adoption: Nick and Zoey
Birth siblings Nick and Zoey were both adopted from The Cradle. Hear how adoptive parents Wendy and Matt formed their family through adoption and the close relationship they formed with their children’s birth parents. At three years old, Nick was a fiercely protective big brother to 19-month-old Zoey. She looked up to him like little […]
