After 65 years, siblings meet

This was one surprise knock on the door by a deputy that Jake Robison celebrated.

When Kootenai County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Chip Hanson delivered a message to Robison at his Hayden home this fall, Robison was intrigued.

“The deputy had a smile on his face, so I knew it was OK,” Robison said. “The message said to call a family member, but I didn’t recognize her name so I called her.”

The message was from his sister, Millicent Smith, who Robison hadn’t connected with in 65 years. It turned out that Smith had been searching for her younger brother for more than a year.

Robison, who lives in Hayden, never hesitated to call the number after receiving it from Hanson/ Brian Walker , Coeur d’Alene Press. More here.