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Daily WOW: Couple of 63 years die 20 minutes apart

old couple dies 20 min wow

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The Daily Catch - published on 08/12/16

Jeanette and Henry De Lange, married in 1953, passed away in the same room and 20 minutes apart. It almost doesn’t sound like something to marvel at, but their son Lee put it best:

“We’re calling it a beautiful act of God’s providential love and mercy,” said Lee. “You don’t pray for it because it seems mean but you couldn’t ask for anything more beautiful.”

If that wasn’t coincidence enough, the clock in the room stopped at 5:30, the moment of Henry’s passing.

Many a man has claimed that he could not live without his wife, but Henry walked the walk, chasing his bride to the next life, and to this we say, WOW.

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