The world’s oldest conjoined twins, Lori and her transgender brother, George Schappell, have died at the age of 62.
Lori and conjoined twin George tragically passed away on Sunday, April 7, in a Pennsylvania hospital, with the cause of death remaining undisclosed, according to their online obituaries published by Leibensperger Funeral Homes.
The twins, who were born with partially-fused skulls and shared 30 per cent of their brains, defied medical predictions that they wouldn’t live past 30.
While Lori was able-bodied, George, who had spina bifida, used a wheelchair which his twin pushed around.
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They were the world’s first same-sex conjoined twins to identify as different genders, as George announced he was transgender in 2007 and began presenting himself as a man.
George had a successful career as a country singer, while Lori pursued her passion for ten-pin bowling, even winning trophies.
In the ’90s, Lori worked at a hospital laundry, arranging her shifts around George’s gigs. George’s country singer success took them on trips around the world, and the conjoined twins were able to visit Germany and Japan, according to the Guinness World Records.
