This is not just a story, but 50 years of a couple sharing a life that most people might find hard to believe. How many people are there who could live just a few weeks shy 80, and in that time have everyone that ever met her say how great and nice of a person she was? Fran my wife was that kind of woman. Now that she is gone I realize how lucky I was. I met her almost 50 years ago and we married a little over 47 years ago - so to know what she really was about you have to know it from the beginning. It's more than most people live in one lifetime: a lot of hard work, a lot of smiles no matter what, and living a life to its fullest all day, every day, while raising a family of five children to adulthood. So read on; I hope you all enjoy it. I was so lucky to have her for my wife and thankful that God saved her just for me.