Lakeside couple die on same day after 76 years of marriage
The Times-Dispatch has a poignant piece on Floyd and Virginia Schooles, residents of Lakeside who both died last Thursday — hours apart of each other: Floyd Schooles often vowed, “I do not want to live one day longer than my wife.” Virginia Harris Schooles died peacefully Thursday at 12:20 a.m., in bed at their Lakeside home. Floyd […]
The Times-Dispatch has a poignant piece on Floyd and Virginia Schooles, residents of Lakeside who both died last Thursday — hours apart of each other:
Floyd Schooles often vowed, “I do not want to live one day longer than my wife.”
Virginia Harris Schooles died peacefully Thursday at 12:20 a.m., in bed at their Lakeside home. Floyd followed about 10:15 p.m. in the room he shared with his wife of 76 years.
Both were 99.
Their family said the inseparable couple who still held hands left behind a legacy of love.
“I can’t believe that it worked out the way they always wanted,” granddaughter Cathy Kennedy said.
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