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Texas couple married 53 years dies minutes apart while holding hands
(Courtesy: Tim Tarpley) FORT WORTH, Texas - An elderly couple in Texas reportedly died last week only 50 minutes apart from one other, while holding hands at a Fort Worth hospital, as each of them succumbed to complications from the novel coronavirus.Curtis Tarpley, 79 and his wife Betty, 80, passed away at the Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital, according to The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. They'd been married for 53 years and had two children, Tim and Tricia.Both Tim and Tricia said they knew their parents were ready to depart in the days leading up to their deaths.