HISTOIRES VRAIES

Un Destin incroyable : Nés le même jour, et après avoir vécu 75 ans ensemble, ils décèdent à 24 heures d'intervalle et sont enterrés le même jour.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Helen et  Les Brown ont vécu ensemble pendant 75 ans. Une histoire d’amour touchante que seule la mort a arrêtée. Le couple s’est rencontré en plein milieu de l’adolescence, au lycée, et ne s’est pas quitté depuis. Mais le plus incroyable, c’est que Les, photographe professionnel, et Helen, mère au foyer, sont tous les deux nés le même jour, le 31 décembre 1918 ! Cette histoire d’amour qui aura duré trois quarts de siècle s’est concrétisée le 19 septembre 1937 par un mariage,  célébré contre l’avis défavorable de leurs parents respectfs.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      Les Jr., l’aîné des enfants du couple, et Daniel, le petit dernier, racontent que les parents du couple ne voyaient pas cet amour d’un très bon œil. Les deux familles venaient de milieux différents, Helen d’une famille d’ouvriers et Les d’une famille un peu plus fortunée. Ils voyaient déjà cet amour voué à l’échec. Et le temps leur a prouvé le contraire puisque Les Jr. raconte qu’ils "étaient vraiment faits l’un pour l’autre" et qu'ils "étaient ensemble tous les jours pendant 75  ans" !
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Les deux fils racontent que, bien que nés le même jour, leurs parents étaient radicalement différents, ce qui ne les a pas empêché de rester ensemble aussi longtemps, même s’il y a bien sûr eu quelques bas dans la relation. Le couple faisait partie des témoins de Jéhovah, une foi qui leur a justement permis de souder encore plus leur relation, au jour le jour. Ils réaffirmaient sans arrêt leur amour l’un pour l’autre, racontent-ils. « Ils se frottaient le menton affectueusement, ou des choses comme ça. » Le couple était également amoureux de leur région, la Californie. Ils ne se privaient pas et ne se lassaient pas d’aller faire des « road trips » dans l’État.

Mais il y a un peu plus d’un mois, le 16 juillet dernier, Helen, atteinte d‘un cancer de l’estomac s’est éteinte à l’âge de 94 ans. Elle qui, selon ses fils, n’aurait pas supporté de voir son mari mourir avant elle, est finalement partie avant lui. Mais de seulement 24 heures ! Les Brown, qui souffrait de la Maladie de Parkinson, s’est lui aussi éteint le 17 juillet, un jour seulement après sa femme, depuis 75 ans. Le couple a eu droit à un service mémorial commun et a été enterré ensemble, le même jour.



(Source : Daily Geek Show)
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