Second Time Around of the Day: As a 99-year-old man prepares to divorce his 96-year-old wife after 77 years of marriage, another pair of nonagenarians exchanged vows after 40 years of friendship.
Retired Air Force Col. William Thomas — once President Dwight Eisenhower’s personal pilot — married his longtime pal Margaret McSpadden, a former antique shop owner, at their retirement home on James Island, South Carolina, this past Wednesday.
McSpadden is 91; Thomas turned 92 yesterday.
According to Kimberly Farfone, Bishop Gadsden’s development director, the newlyweds were good friends for over four decades — sharing meals, playing golf, and traveling the world along with their respective spouses.
Within the last two years, both lost their significant others, and moved into the assisted-living facility. Living next door to each other helped bring the two closer, and eventually they decided to take their relationship to the next level.
“He constantly surprises us with his sense of adventure, in every aspect of his life,” Thomas’s daughter Shelley said. “Of course we didn’t expect it, but we’re like, ‘OK, now here’s one more incredible thing he’s doing.’”
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my late grandma moving in with her boyfriend...like, 89. So full of live and love even...
You know, even if it might not be...know it’s out there