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  Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of COVID-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family told CNN. Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed away within minutes of each other on January 16 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the family said. "They never had to go through 'until death do us part,'" said their daughter Debbie Howell. "They never had to do that because they were together and we're ever so grateful." Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed away within minutes of each other on January 16 at River...

This couple married for 70 years were scheduled to get the COVID-19 vaccine but died from the virus before their appointment Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of COVID-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family told CNN. Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed away within minutes of each other on January 16 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the family said. “They never had to go through ‘until death do us part,'” said their daughter Debbie Howell. “They never had to do that because they were together an...

US couple married for 70 years dies from coronavirus within minutes of each other January 22, 2021 A US couple who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of COVID-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family said. — Courtesy photos WASHINGTON — A US couple who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of COVID-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family said. Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed away within minutes of each other on Jan. 16 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Colu...

Couple married 70 years scheduled to get Covid-19 vaccine died from virus before appointment By: CNN By Kelsie Smith, CNN     (CNN) -- Childhood sweethearts who were inseparable during their 70 years of marriage died of Covid-19 while holding hands in an Ohio hospital, their family told CNN. Dick Meek, 89, and Shirley Meek, 87, passed away within minutes of each other on January 16 at Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, the family said. "They never had to go through 'until death do us part,'" said their daughter Debbie Howell. "They...

Helen Formet lived through the Great Depression, World War II and now the worst pandemic in more than a century. Formet, 100, of Dublin, got her first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Tuesday as Ohio's public rollout of the shot began with residents 80 and over. Formet said she read in The Dispatch about how to get a shot and joked that she felt like a celebrity as she received her shot at Ohio State University's Schottenstein Center. "I'm just looking forward to feeling secure and not getting it because I've had so many friends that have lost their mothers," Formet said. "It's a sad time for a...