GLASGOW, UNITED KINGDOM – FEBRUARY 22: Senior Citizens take part in the Kelvinside weekly tea dance, 22 February 2005, Glasgow, Scotland. There are 11.22 million pensioners in the UK – 4.19 million men and 7.03 million women. The so called ‘grey’ vote will be important in the forthcoming election with all the major political parties canvassing for senior citizens votes. (Photo by Christopher Furlong/Getty Images)
Now this is a true love story. Betty and Curtis Tarpley were together most of their lives. They went to the same high school in Illinois but actually met in California. They got married and had two kids. On June 18, after 53 years as a married couple, the two died from coronavirus within an hour of each other in a Texas hospital, spending their last moments together holding hands, their son told CNN.
Their son Tim told the story of how his mom was admitted on June 9th and his dad admitted two days later. It seemed like they were doing well, but both declined and Betty decided she was "was ready to go."
Read more on Betty and Curtis Tarpley thanks to WCVB HERE
