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Sorry to hear, McAvoy. Condolences.
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McAvoy wrote:My great aunt Martha died today. She was 91. My grandmother is last is last of her generation. She will be 93 next month. Grandpa is 97 and he has outlived his brothers for a long time now.

Also next month is their 73rd wedding anniversary.
Sorry to hear that. :(
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Thanks everyone. We knew it was coming. She had a stroke earlier in the year and she never really recovered from it. That and for a few years her health was declining.

I am more concerned about my grandmother at this point.
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I have inly meet 3 couples in my job who have been married that long, a 50 year anniversary is pretty amazing let alone more.
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Teaos wrote:I have inly meet 3 couples in my job who have been married that long, a 50 year anniversary is pretty amazing let alone more.
Aunt Martha and her husband (who died a few years ago) were I believe getting close to their 65 wedding anniversary.
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McAvoy wrote:
Teaos wrote:I have inly meet 3 couples in my job who have been married that long, a 50 year anniversary is pretty amazing let alone more.
Aunt Martha and her husband (who died a few years ago) were I believe getting close to their 65 wedding anniversary.
That is a long time. :shock:
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Isn't the record or at least the current one for a living married couple like 81 years?
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McAvoy wrote:Isn't the record or at least the current one for a living married couple like 81 years?
According to wikipedia, and therefore with a grain of salt, Karam Chand Kartari Chand for 89 years.
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Teaos wrote:I have inly meet 3 couples in my job who have been married that long, a 50 year anniversary is pretty amazing let alone more.
Our parents had their 50th anniversary a few years ago. I took them on a Caribbean cruise. They loved it.
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I can't believe I'm the first one here to say this, but...
Here's wishing a huge Happy Birthday to both Harrison Ford (73) and Sir Patrick Stewart (75.) Many returns!
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Mikey wrote:I can't believe I'm the first one here to say this, but...
Here's wishing a huge Happy Birthday to both Harrison Ford (73) and Sir Patrick Stewart (75.) Many returns!
They've got the same birthday? That's awesome! :D

Now we need Indiana, Han, Captain Picard and Professor X all to meet. :D
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Kinda depressing that Ford is 73 though.
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McAvoy wrote:Kinda depressing that Ford is 73 though.
American Graffiti came out in 1973.
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RK_Striker_JK_5 wrote:
Mikey wrote:I can't believe I'm the first one here to say this, but...
Here's wishing a huge Happy Birthday to both Harrison Ford (73) and Sir Patrick Stewart (75.) Many returns!
They've got the same birthday? That's awesome! :D

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