The husband and wife who died as they lived, inseparably: Couple of 62 years finish their life toget - Polidicks

[IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/03/article-0-203985FE00000578-376_634x629.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/03/article-0-2039A67900000578-601_634x718.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2014/08/03/article-0-2039863B00000578-846_634x422.jpg[/IMG] [QUOTE]Not many can lay claim to fulfilling their vow of 'till death do us part'.But for one California couple, who had been married an incredible 62 years, that's precisely what happened. The family of Don and Maxine Simpson say they were two people brought together by fate and left each other in the same, dying just four hours apart . 'I knew in my heart this is what's supposed to happen - Grandma and grandpa are supposed to be together and grandma and grandpa are going to die together,' granddaughter Melissa Sloan told [URL="http://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-couple-shares-strong-bond-until-the-very-end-072914"]KERO News[/URL]. Two weeks ago, Don was at home when he fell, breaking his hip. He was taken to hospital, but his health continued to decline. At the same time, the cancer his wife had been fighting for hers started to progress as well. 'I told my sister on the phone, we got one shot to get them together,' Sloan said. The family that, despite the situation, Don and Maxine would demand to be together, so they were both moved to a spare room in the family's home. 'We kept them together, and had their beds side-by-side,' Sloan said. 'Gram woke up and saw him, and held hands and they knew that they were next to each other.' It wasn't long after that, holding her husband's hand, Maxine took her last breath. 'I walked them out with her body, walked back in to check on grandpa and he quit breathing as soon as her body left the room,' Sloan told KERO News. Don, a civil engineer in North Dakota, was stationed in Bakersfield, where he met Maxine at a bowling alley. The two traveled the world together and adopted two songs along the way. [/QUOTE] Read more: [URL]http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2714858/Its-true-love-story-Couple-62-years-finishes-life-holding-hands-dying-just-four-hours-apart.html#ixzz39QKJyNA6[/URL] Aww :c

Not even death brought them apart.

That is the most touching goddamn thing I've ever read and I hope to live my life as they did. Also, holy shit that guy has the same name as me.

[QUOTE=Dalndox;45588263]That is the most touching goddamn thing I've ever read and I hope to live my life as they did. Also, holy shit that guy has the same name as me.[/QUOTE] You are now obliged to be at least as awesome as he was. Enjoy the pressure. :v:

[QUOTE=Dalndox;45588263]Also, holy shit that guy has the same name as me.[/QUOTE] yo what up don sorry that don died :(

It's not possible to die as you lived, because you live being alive.

[QUOTE=mochisushi;45588365]It's not possible to die as you lived, because you live being alive.[/QUOTE] Get a load of this smartass

[QUOTE=mochisushi;45588365]It's not possible to die as you lived, because you live being alive.[/QUOTE] holy shit you just debunked that thread title hard man go easy on us please

that's the way i'd want to go.

I'm literally crying. Really beautiful. Im not even emphasizing.

I know a lot of people who would shit all over this saying it promotes monogamy but it's so amazing and beautiful

God damn, that's adorable. It reminds me of the movie: The Notebook.

[QUOTE=Covalent;45588568]God damn, that's adorable. It reminds me of the movie: The Notebook.[/QUOTE] And this movie: [IMG_thumb]https://i.ytimg.com/vi/GG6Np6khsbQ/hqdefault.jpg[/IMG_thumb] [editline]4th August 2014[/editline] Bicentennial Man

That was a nice read; love like that is definitely one of those things you want to grasp onto until the very life you have leaves your fingertips. The fact that they both confronted death alongside eachother, is somewhat comforting

[QUOTE=mochisushi;45588365]It's not possible to die as you lived, because you live being alive.[/QUOTE] Dying is an act of living. You're not dead until you finish dying.

[QUOTE=Pythagoras64;45590011]You're not dead until you finish dying.[/QUOTE] People die if they are killed

[QUOTE=Cuon Alpinus;45590805]People die if they are killed[/QUOTE] [Citation Needed]

My grandparents have been together for over 50 years. Dont know the exact number.

[QUOTE=Psychokitten;45591143][Citation Needed][/QUOTE] Nasu, Kinoko. "Fate Route." Fate/Stay Night. Vol. Fate Route. N.p.: Type-Moon, 2004. N. pag. Type-Moon, 30 Jan. 2004. Web. 4 Aug. 2014.

this is one of the sweetest things i've ever seen i hope i can go out the same way

Oh my god this reminds me about how my grand mother and grandfather died. They were so closed together. I remeber reading my grandfathers dairy after his death and on the day of my grandmothers death he wrote that his life was essentially over. He was p much not living a single day after his wifes death, but only surviving. I am actually tearing up reading this thread and making this post is p hard [editline]4th August 2014[/editline] Oh my god I loved them so much

Reminds me of how I made my fiancee, who is Japanese promise me that she would never die before I did. I made her promise me that because I never want to lose her, and I suppose I have this silly notion that the Japanese can't break promises. It was because I had at one point, in high school or middle school read these short stories about back in Japan before modernism had set in these people who had made promises and kept them even in the face of death. I suppose I wanted to think that was the one way I could keep her, for as long as I live at least.

And who said Traditional marriage is a waste of time?

[QUOTE=SweetSwifter;45588335]You are now obliged to be at least as awesome as he was. Enjoy the pressure. :v:[/QUOTE] I know dalndox in person, gonna hold him to it [editline]e[/editline] I'll bump the thread in 60 years to report in ok

The last picture hit me, it's like I'm happy for them, a good way to die.

How does one die from a broken hip? Could it have injured another organ when he fell?

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;45595002]How does one die from a broken hip? Could it have injured another organ when he fell?[/QUOTE] I think it was more just that their bodies were already approaching death, and so he fell and broke his hip. Rather than the actual breaking killing him.

[QUOTE=TheRealRudy;45588445][IMG]http://img4.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20090602145438/half-life/en/images/0/0b/Couch_couple_ep2_outland_09.jpg[/IMG] ?[/QUOTE] [IMG]http://37.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mcsiahDJeG1rr3ktso1_1280.png?.jpg[/IMG]

[QUOTE=Zenreon117;45592086]And who said Traditional marriage is a waste of time?[/QUOTE] form of marriage isn't directly tied to how long a relationship will last. these guys could have not gotten married or had a simple civil partnership and ended up together just as long

[QUOTE=Emperor Scorpious II;45595002]How does one die from a broken hip? Could it have injured another organ when he fell?[/QUOTE] Falls like that are actually a pretty common endgame for the elderly I think. Reduction in mobility, quality of life and additional stress to your body I guess.