A California couple is celebrating 70 years of marriage…..Today, we’ll share their remarkable story…..
Ed and Florence Shevick have walked holding hands nearly every day since their wedding day 70 years ago. He’s now 93, and she’s 91.
Ed Shevick said “At this point in my life, the most important thing I can do is try to make her healthy and happy, that’s what I got to do,”
Florence….known as ‘Toots’ to her friends and family quicky adds, “And he’s doing a very good job.
They met in 1940s Chicago and connected for the first time on a row boat. There’s only been one break in their relationship. That’s when Ed was sent to fight in World War II and was too afraid to commit. Ed would come to his senses, and the two started writing five times a week during the war.
Toots Shevick said of their relationship, “We look out for each other, and he’s the most important thing in my life, and I’m the most important in his life,”
They’d get married and spend the last 50 years in a Woodland Hills California home, with Ed working as a teacher for 30 years. They have two kids, one grandchild, and recently, one great-grandchild. Ed said “We never expected to live long enough to see it,”
And if you’re wondering how they keep the love alive after 70 years?
Ed says “We have a good sense of humor, to which Toots added, “We laugh a lot. And We don’t go to bed without kissing each other.”