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While holding hands husband, wife die from COVID-19 days after 70th wedding anniversary

Title (Dublin Core)

While holding hands husband, wife die from COVID-19 days after 70th wedding anniversary

Description (Dublin Core)

The increasing death toll from COVID-19 has devastated many families on a personal level. One instance illustrates that like no other.

An Ohio couple that had recently celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary both passed away minutes apart, leaving behind seven decades of memories, five children, 13 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren.

Dick and Shirley Meek celebrated their anniversary on Dec. 22. It was then when they innocuously told their children they were feeling a little under the weather.

"They said to all us kids, 'we think we're getting colds,'" said Kelly Meek. But suddenly, things got bad and it was evident this was no mere cold.

On Jan. 8, they both tested positive for COVID-19. When things started to worsen for both of them, the family asked for them to be together for their final moments. Hospital staff found a room for two beds and the necessary equipment.

Dick and Shirley died in each other's arms on Jan. 16. They were due to get the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 19.

Date (Dublin Core)

January 21, 2021

Creator (Dublin Core)

ABC News

Contributor (Dublin Core)

Dana Bell

Event Identifier (Dublin Core)

HST580

Partner (Dublin Core)

Arizona State University

Type (Dublin Core)

Article

Link (Bibliographic Ontology)

https://abc7news.com/9871402/?fbclid=IwAR1Vwvy9Ebz5oaBFoLEoPGhfHr7XiEg4u_sxQo9QCUa_XS62oYuM-nBGN4k
http://web.archive.org/web/20210411174603/https://abc7news.com/9871402/

Controlled Vocabulary (Dublin Core)

English Emotion
English Healthcare
English Health & Wellness
English Home & Family Life

Curator's Tags (Omeka Classic)

deathways
love
family
death toll
Ohio
anniversary
grandparent
mother
father
loss
grief

Contributor's Tags (a true folksonomy) (Friend of a Friend)

COVID-19
emotion
death
family
healthcare
lost love

Collection (Dublin Core)

Deathways

Linked Data (Dublin Core)

HST 580 Professional Experience/Archives course

Date Submitted (Dublin Core)

04/04/2021

Date Modified (Dublin Core)

04/11/2021
04/27/2022
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Date Created (Dublin Core)

01/21/2021

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Covid 19

This item was submitted on April 4, 2021 by Dana Bell using the form “Share Your Story” on the site “A Journal of the Plague Year”: https://covid-19archive.org/s/archive

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