Married Texas teachers die from COVID-19 complications holding hands after doctors said they would not survive and the family decided to pull life support
Married teachers Paul Blackwell, 61, and Rose Mary Blackwell, 65, passed away holding hands on Sunday from COVID-19 complications in Texas
They were hospitalized in early December and had been on ventilators in the intensive care unit prior to their deaths
Last week doctors told the family they would not survive and they decided to discontinue their life support
Hospital workers brought the couple side by side and interlocked their hands They said til death do us part.that’s how that went, their son Christopher said
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Married Couple in Texas Passes Away Due to Covid-19 Complications While Holding Hands
A doctor checks the heart rate and blood oxygenation readings of an asymptomatic COVID-19 patient. (AP/Representational Photo)
The lives of a married couple in Grand Prairie in North Texas was also cut short by the novel coronavirus.
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Covid-19 pandemic has claimed the lives of millions around the world. The deadly virus continues to disrupt the routine and health of millions of people worldwide. The lives of a married couple in Grand Prairie in North Texas was also cut short by the novel coronavirus.
Husband and wife who taught in Grand Prairie ISD die of COVID-19
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Husband and wife who taught in Grand Prairie ISD die of COVID-19
A married couple who taught in the Grand Prairie Independent School District both lost their lives to COVID-19.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - A married couple who taught in the Grand Prairie Independent School District both lost their lives to COVID-19.
Family members and the school district confirm Paul and Rose Mary Blackwell s deaths. The couple’s son said they had been in the hospital for some time and both passed away within hours of each other on Sunday.
The Notebook. A couple from Texas died from COVID-19 at almost the same time while holding hands.
The story comes out of Grand Prairie in North Texas. Paul Blackwell was a gym teacher and football coach at Fannin Middle School. Rose Blackwell, his wife, was a teacher at the Travis World Language Academy. According to their son, Christopher Blackwell, the couple had been in the hospital and in intensive care for several days. Their conditions continued to worsen and the couple was placed on ventilators. Eventually the decision was made to remove the couple from life support. Christopher said:
Two of my other brothers are actually in the room there at the hospital and they wheeled my stepmother in there in the room with my father and at the same time, removed them both from the ventilator. They had them holding hands and they were both gone in a couple of minutes. I’ve never seen anything like that before and it’s hard to even put into words seeing that.
Husband and wife who taught in Grand Prairie ISD die of COVID-19
By Dionne Anglin and FOX 4 Staff
Published
Husband and wife who taught in Grand Prairie ISD die of COVID-19
A married couple who taught in the Grand Prairie Independent School District both lost their lives to COVID-19.
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas - A married couple who taught in the Grand Prairie Independent School District both lost their lives to COVID-19.
Family members and the school district confirm Paul and Rose Mary Blackwell s deaths. The couple’s son said they had been in the hospital for some time and both passed away within hours of each other on Sunday.