A couple who were married for 61 years have died within just four days of each other.
Maria ‘Rita’ Gonzales and Adolph ‘Adolf’ Marquez Gonzales met on a blind date.
It was a perfect match with the pair tying the knot on 22 April 1963.
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The couple then went on to raise three children and worked hard to fulfil their greatest dream of seeing each of their kids graduate from college and have successful careers.
They co-owned a family property rental business and “created many memories traveling to many countries and states throughout the European and Americas continents”.
Earlier this year, they bid each other farewell, with an obituary celebrating their “inspirational marriage”.
Maria was 87 at the time of her death as reported by Need To Know.
The great-grandmother had “touched the lives of many with her warmth and great kindness.”
She died peacefully at home following a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease on 9 October 2024.
Her funeral took place on 12 October.
Heartbroken, just one day later, her 89-year-old husband, a devout Catholic, passed away as well.
The pair are survived by three children, five grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
The late couple’s niece, Rosie Collin, called the pair, from Texas, “an inspiration to what marriage is supposed to look like and what family looks like,” according to NBC affiliate KRIS-TV.
The family thanked everyone for all the support they received following their deaths.
An extract of Adolph’s obituary reads: “The Gonzales family is grateful and appreciative to everyone who has loved and supported them during the immeasurable and great loss of both of our adored parents.”
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