Man who was adopted as a baby found his birth family after realising he was pals with his long-lost sister

NewsUK News d Credit: PA A MAN who was adopted as a baby found his birth family after realising he had been chatting to his sister for two years. Bus station supervisor Dave Green, 60, became pals with Andrea Urmston, 53, who filled the vending machines. Dave Green, 60, became pals with Andrea Urmston, 53, without knowing she was his sister Credit: PA Andrea says she was shaking when she learned the truth about pal Dave being her brother Credit: PA But when he finally confided in her how he had been adopted and his birth name was Stuart Proudlove, she realised he was the brother she had been hoping to meet since her mum Susan had told her about him years ago. Andrea said: “I was just shaking and my heart was pounding. I’d finally found him. It’s unbelievable.” Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Dave also realised he had driven past his biological family’s home regularly when he was a bus driver. His mum was just 15 when she gave him up for adoption. Her efforts to later find him had failed. But mum and son were finally reunited in 2007 thanks to Dave’s chat with Andrea. Dave said: “Somebody or something gave me the thumbs-up that day and things will never be the same again. “I’ve got the one thing in my life that I need to make it special.” Most read in The Sun Comment now