Terry counts July 12, 1946 as one of the luckiest days of his life. Only two months old at the time, Terry was adopted from The Cradle by Herman and Genevieve Hersperger. Three years later, his baby sister, Carren, was also adopted from The Cradle. He said, “I always felt special because my parents told us every night that we were chosen from The Cradle.”

Though both parents are now deceased, Terry says he loved his mom and dad dearly and is forever grateful for the wonderful life they gave him. He and his wife, Joan, have two children of their own. Son Stephen is a surgeon and daughter Janelle is an executive in commercial banking. Terry says, “Being adopted gave me an extraordinary perspective on parenting my own children. I had great role models in my adoptive parents.”

Herman and Genevieve were so grateful to The Cradle that they made a bequest in their will. Terry has done the same and stays in touch with Cradle staff regularly. “I was always proud to be a Cradle Baby and will do anything I can to support The Cradle and other adoptive families. I hope people will make their donations on Giving Tuesday and I am happy to be one of the matching donors!”