Couple Married 72 Years Dies Holding Hands

[Aristaeus]

DES MOINES, Iowa -- An Iowa couple who was married for 72 years died one hour apart last week in the hospital as they held hands.

Read more: http://www.kcci.com/news/29528191/detail.html#ixzz1bKaXsTi4

 

[Shangas]

That was stunning. A lovely story.

Not many people can say that they've been married 70+ years.

 

[dhermann1]

My late wife had an aunt and uncle who BICKERED for 70 years. He finally died at age 89 and left her in peace for a few years.
This, however, is a lovely and inspiring story.

 

[The Wiser Hatter]

My grand parents died the same way several years ago. My grandma had alzheimer's and my grandfather cared for her till the end and when she died so did he.

 

[MissLaurieMarie]

*bawls*
What a beautiful story.

 

[HadleyH]

Yes, lovely! better to die holding hands, than at each others throats.

 

[LoveMyHats2]

Yes, lovely! better to die holding hands, than at each others throats.

O.O

It is always touching to hear of love like that. I read that when Soupy Sales died, he just told his Wife, " I love you" and closed his eyes, and died.

My Great Grand Father died and one week to that day later, my Great Grand Mother passed away. They both lived to be 100 years old, and had been married 72 years.

 

[HadleyH]

^^^
It is touching.



When I die i don't want to hold anything, I just want to die fast ...but that's just me.

 

[RockyHorror]

Thats the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.

 

[MikeBravo]

*bawls*
What a beautiful story.

Don't! You'll get me started!

 

[AtomicEraTom]

Beautiful story. It's so wonderful to see two people love eachother that much.

 

[PADDY]

Such a sweet, human story - thankyou

 

[Feraud]

My late wife had an aunt and uncle who BICKERED for 70 years. He finally died at age 89 and left her in peace for a few years.
This, however, is a lovely and inspiring story.

Bickering is an earned right after couples have been married that long!

 

[Connery]

A great story of love and commitment. My grandparents were the same.

 

[fortworthgal]

I read this yesterday. What a lovely story.

 

[scottyrocks]

I spent almost half my life not knowing what that feeling meant. I'd watch movies like Serendipity and think, that's very sweet but it's not real.

In the course of the past four years I have discovered what that feeling really is. I have watched that movie again since finding my true love, and now when I watch it that movie, and others like it I think yes, that's what it's really like.

I cried not from sadness, but from happiness due to this couples' blessed life together. I'm sure they will be together through all eternity.

 

[W-D Forties]

I must admit I did have a little weep reading that. I loved the bit where they talked of them passing with the 'family they built' around them. It's a lovely thing to think that we are not 'having kids', we are 'building a family'. I liked that.

 

[R.G. White]

Aw, that's so sweet! I would love to die like that...

 

[Drappa]

Well, although it is a nice soppy love story I am most disturbed by the fact that a 94 year old was driving without paying attention and crashed into an innocent driver who was unable to stop. I read in other reports that the other car contained two people, also a couple, one of whom is seriously injured. So, despite the commitment, I can't feel soppy about this. The old man may have killed another person.

 

[Deco-Doll-1928]

I had heard of this story. It's tragic what happened, but it does show how much this couple loved each other. They weren't the only couple to make the news about holding hands.

How about these guys?

They have been holding hands for 1500 years! I had read that originally the male was supposed to be looking at her, but his head rolled away. lol

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4499065...-science/t/roman-era-couple-held-hands-years/