A couple who were married for 55 years have died within hours of each
other while holding hands. American pair Domingo and Ana Maria Chavez
passed away last week in Caldwell, Idaho, but their love story began in
1958 when they met at a Blue Moon Dance in Texas,
KTVB reports.
Family members said the meeting was “love at first sight”
and that they both shared a passion for dancing throughout their
lives. For over half a century the pair did everything togther, the
family said, including travelling together, raising eight children and
working together at the same farm. “My grandpa he twirled with her…they
just love dancing,” Krystal Chavez, the couple’s granddaughter, told KTVB. “And they loved each other.”In 2006 Ana Maria was diagnosed with dementia and Domingo’s own diagnosis came shortly after.
Their eldest son, Freddie Chavez, cared
for them both at his home, until last Thursday when the couple’s health
deteriorated rapidly. During the pair’s final hours together, the
Chavez family pushed their beds together and propped their clasped hands
on a heart shaped pillow. Ana Maria passed away first in the morning,
while still holding her husband’s hand, the family said. Domingo died
just hours later.
“Their love was really strong,” Freddie told KTVB, “They
don’t suffer anymore and I know they’re in heaven right now looking down
on us just dancing away in the streets of gold.” The couple are
survived by their children, 30 grandchildren and 32 great-grandchildren.
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