True love is a rare thing in this world. We all want someone we can grow old with – someone who will be there until the very end. For Carol and JoAnn Van Zandt of Mount Vernon, Texas, they were literally there together, passing on the same day after 73 years of marriage.
Their story is reminiscent of the heartbreaking ending of The Notebook, when Noah and Allie spend their final moments together. Carol and JoAnn’s story is very much their own, but their family says there is something comforting about knowing neither had to live through the pain of losing the other.
As reported by People from KLTV, Carol and JoAnn died of natural causes on Aug. 29. Carol died early that morning, followed by JoAnn less than 12 hours later. The couple had been married since 1953.
For their family, the grief is inseparable from the grace of it. “The beauty of their story overshadows any sadness,” their daughter Toni VanZandt told KLTV. That sentiment comes from knowing their parents remained together until the very end. “Leaving one behind would’ve been excruciatingly painful,” Toni said.
The family also recalled that JoAnn, who had been unresponsive, appeared to sense Carol’s absence after he died. She began crying – the first emotion she had shown since she had been in her hospital bed. “There were tears! That’s the first time she had shown any emotion since she’d been in the hospital bed,” Toni recalled.
Carol and JoAnn built a life that included three children, five grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. They enjoyed rodeos, camping and golf, but their family says their greatest strength was simply enjoying each other’s company. “They did everything together,” grandson Leonard Heath Ray told KLTV. And perhaps the most fitting tribute came from daughter Tina Dilday: “Nobody had to grieve the other.”
Their neighbors saw the same devotion. “She would always have her hand on him; they were very loving,” Tom Dorman said. “It was just a love story.” And perhaps that is the most beautiful part of their story.
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