The 90-year-old will fulfill her husband’s last wish. She will marry his best friend. “This is what he wanted”

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Vince and Eileen Trigss lived together for 71 years, had four children, four grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Shortly before his death, the man told his wife that she should bond with his best friend after his departure. The couple’s son shared this touching story online by publishing a touching post on Facebook.

“She never wanted any other man”

He knew he was dying on that last day and expressed his gratitude for all these things. He was able to say goodbye to his mother and all four of his children and told us how much he loves us. As strange as it may sound, he also expressed his wish that his mother would not spend too much time mourning and it was his wish that at some point she could marry again and be able to share the rest of her life with someone who would care for her and he loved as he did. they did. Of course, my mum was shocked and said it was just a crazy conversation as they had spent 71 years together and never wanted any other man.Nevertheless, he insisted and said that while he was sure there would be many, the only man he knew he would treat her the way he would like her to be treated was his best friend Ron Fulton, the man wrote in the first part of the post.

– Dad met Ron on the first day he moved to the Urbandale Reserve in April 2015 and they immediately developed a deep friendship. They soon discovered that they were both in the same type of business, were both Shriners and Masons, and were two guys who never argued over politics. Ron’s wife was also a friend of her mother’s until she died of a chronic illness in 2019. My mom told me over and over about how nervous she had been with her last conversation with Dad, but she knew how much his friendship meant to him when she went down the aisle to Dad’s funeral and saw Ron there. She pointed out that he was obviously a good friend who drove three hours to be there, he continued.

“ In the past few months, Ron had been dropping by to see how Mom was doing, helping her clean Dad’s closet, drinking coffee a lot, sharing meals, watching soccer, going to concerts, and really enjoying their time together. I think they saw where this was going … a few weeks ago Ron asked his mother to marry him and she said yes. Of course, this was a shock to all of us, but after considering that mom is 90 and Ron 87 and neither of them is getting younger, it makes sense. They can be happy, go to different places and do different things as a couple while they are in good health. And that’s what Dad wanted. He just wanted his 71-year-old wife to be loved and happy. Although Ron will never be able to replace our dad or husband, life goes on and makes sense if they are both happy, he concluded.