Philip Kahn passed away more than a century after his brother died in the Spanish Flu pandemic
A 100-year-old man and his late twin brother, who succumbed to the Spanish Flu over a century ago, have become “pandemic bookends” after passing away last week from thePhilip Kahn — a decorated World War II veteran from Great Neck, N.Y. — passed away in his home on Friday, according to aGet push notifications with news, features and more.Born in 1919, Kahn never got to know his twin brother as his sibling had succumbed to the Spanish Flu shortly after they were born.
Kahn’s family said the patriarch witnessed many historical milestones in his life. He earned several medals for serving in the Air Force while in Japan and helped build the Twin Towers as an electrical foreman after returning home from the war.“It is such a blessing to have learned so much from him about the history he lived through and his wisdom which he shared with us through teaching us life lessons,” the Facebook post from the family read.
“Knowing that you had a twin that you ultimately never got to know because of a pandemic really affected him,” she added. “He was completely with it at the end. He knew what was going on, and he definitely put two and two together and saw the irony in this.” RELATED VIDEO: 99-Year-Old Man Raises $19 Million for Healthcare in the U.K. by Walking 100 Laps in His Gardenamid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, Kahn was laid to rest in a small funeral on Monday.
“He always had a motto that history will always repeat itself, and he knew that there was possibility of a pandemic again,” Zysman told CBS New York. “The one silver lining is that my grandfather will finally have the opportunity to meet his twin brother after 100 years.”
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