Facebook grants man’s wish to see dead son’s video

A grieving father’s personal appeal to Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has prompted the social network to release a retrospective video tribute of the man’s deceased 21-year-old son.

John Berlin, 46, of St Louis posted a YouTube message to Zuckerberg on Wednesday seeking a copy of Facebook’s new “look back” video feature for his late son, Jesse, who died in his sleep in January 2012 of unknown causes.

The automated tool creates a 62-second video using photos and comments previously posted by Facebook users.