Old Man Sat And Ate With Pictures Of Deceased Wife During A Wedding

This Old Man Was Photographed With His Deceased Wife At A Wedding

OLD MAN – These adorable yet sad photos of an old man sitting and eating with his deceased wife at granddaughter’s wedding has gone viral on Twitter.

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Photo taken from Sahrah Elswick | Twitter

Although most relationships these days barely last long, for some elderly couples, love is something more sacred. There has been numerous photos of elderly couples that has gone viral on the internet lately and they’re always adorable!

Check out this lovely photo of an elderly couple at a fast food restaurant that went viral in another post.

Meanwhile, in West Virginia, Sahrah Elswick and her husband Zachery held their matrimonial ceremony recently.

As the wedding’s program went on and arrived at the time when guests are asked to take seats and settle for dinner, Sahrah’s grandfather – who she apparently address as ‘Pawpaw’ – sat and ate with a very special memorial of his late wife.

A photograph of the grandfather was taken and has gone viral on Twitter after Sarah made a post about it.

In the photos, the grandfather could be seen eating his dinner at his wife’s memorial – specially decorated with her pictures. The memorial was placed on her rocking chair.

A framed message was also featured with read:

“We know you would be here today if heaven wasn’t so far away.” 

When the post went viral, people also sympathized with Sahrah with comments of appreciation and praised the old man’s undying love for his wife.

One commenter said:

“What heartwarming beautiful thing. Actions speak louder than words. I don’t even know him but just by that gesture what a wonderful man he must be. I hope your wedding was amazing knowing she was there with you and he made her feel that way as well.” – Twitter user @amd7394

This is according to an article from Fox 35.

Posted back in July 6, the original post has now garnered over 178,000 Twitter likes and has been retweeted over 19,000 times!

Truly inspiring!

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