Noong teenager pa lang si Fay Shober sa Denver, Colorado, nakilala niya si Robert Wenrich, na kabarkada ng mga nakatatanda niyang kapatid na lalaki.
Minsan ay sinabi umano nito sa kanyang mga kapatid na balang araw ay pakakasalan siya nito.
Nagkatotoo ang sinabi ni Robert.
Nagpakasal sila noong November 10, 1951, at nagkaroon ng mga anak.
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Nag-divorce sila noong 1975 matapos ang 24 years na pagsasama.
Pareho rin silang nagkaroon ng bagong pamilya.
Ngayon ay kapwa na silang widowed.
Last December 8, 2024, pinatunayan nina Fay at Robert na, “Love is lovelier the second time around.”
Muli silang nagpakasal.
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Ang naging punong abala sa wedding nina Fay at Robert ay ang kanilang youngest daughter na si Carol.
Ayon kay Carol, masaya siyang nakikitang lagi nang magkasamang muli ang kanyang ama’t ina sa loob ng isang taon.
Pagbabahagi niya, “They’re like two teenagers in love. They do everything together.
“He said, ‘She was the first love of my life. I never thought I’d get her back. And now that I did, I’m not wasting any time.’”
Ibinahagi ni Carol na ngayon ay 94 na si Robert, habang 89 na si Fay.
Sinabi naman ni Robert na sa palagay nito, sa kabila ng kanilang mga edad ay aabutin ng ilang taon ang pagsasama nila ni Fay.
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WHAT WENT WRONG IN THEIR FIRST MARRIAGE
Hindi na idinetalye nina Fay at Robert ang dahilan kung bakit sila naghiwalay noong 1975.
Ayaw na rin nilang sariwain pa ang mapait na nakaraan.
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Ani Carol, “It’s not their style.
“It’s like my dad says: ‘Why hold onto that stuff that makes you upset? Leave it go. Don’t keep reliving that.’
“Too many people these days do that. They form a wall and don’t ever get past it. And the kids suffer.”
Para kay Carol, masuwerte silang magkakapatid na ganito ang naging mindset ng kanilang parents.
“These guys would go to church with us and sit in the same pew.
“They would both go to the grandkids’ birthday parties. We’ve always been a family.
“And now that they both are widowed, they’ve found their way back to each other.”
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SNIPPETS OF HOW THEY WERE AS COUPLE BACK THEN
Nagbahagi naman sina Fay at Robert ng ilang kuwento tungkol sa naging marriage nila noon.
Ani Fay, “We lived with my parents for a while, even until after our son [David Wenrich] was born.
“And then we moved up beside his parents, just on top of the hill.”
Nagtrabaho si Fay sa isang butcher shop bago siya nag-aral ng nursing at maging ganap na nurse—ang career na sinundan ni Carol.
Nagtrabaho naman si Robert sa isang Denver knitting mill.
Dagdag ni Robert, “Then I went into painting and paper hanging. Things worked out good for me.”
Nakapagpundar siya ng negosyong wallpaper making.
Ang kanilang anak na si David na ang namamahala nito ngayon.
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Noong nagsasama pa ang mag-asawa, tumutulong si Fay kay Robert sa paggawa ng wallpaper.
Malaki ang pamilya ni Fay at kahit may asawa na siya ay tumutulong pa siya noon sa mga gawain sa bahay ng kanyang parents—partikular sa paglalaba.
Sinasamahan pa siya ni Robert para alalayang magsampay ng mga nilabhan.
Tuwang-tuwa naman si Carol nang malaman iyon.
Bulalas niya, “See, I’m learning things I didn’t even know.”
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COUPLE HAD NO HUSBAND-WIFE DATE NIGHTS BACK THEN; HAVING FUN NOW
Naibahagi rin nina Fay at Robert na noong mag-asawa pa sila ay hindi nila naranasang magkaroon ng husband-wife date nights.
Ni hindi sila nakapanood man lang ng sine nang magkasama.
Sambit ni Fay, “We were busy raising four children.
“But we’re having fun now.”
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Sa ngayon, madalas magkasama ang newlyweds sa paglilibang sa Hollywood Casino Morgantown sa Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Kuwento pa ni Fay, “The more we were together, the more we realized that we’re happy to be together.”
Kapag naman nasa bahay, paglalaro ng baraha ang kanilang pampalipas-oras.
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Paborito nila ang card game na tinatawag na Hasenpfeffer.
Para kay Fay, maraming couples ang tiyak na hindi gugustuhing maranasan din ang mga pinagdaanan nila ni Roberts bago sila muling nagkabalikan.
Pagbibigay-diin niya, “But I’m really glad I’m here now.”
Matapos makipaghiwalay kay Robert, napangasawa ni Fay si Don Gable, na pumanaw dalawang taon na ang nakararaan.
Inabot ng 42 years ang kanilang marriage bago siya nabiyuda.
Pinakasalan naman ni Robert si Carol Shultz.
Siyam na taon na siyang widowed matapos pumanaw ang second wife 24 years ago.
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PEOPLE LOVE THE COUPLE'S LOVE STORY
Ang pagpapakasal muli nina Fay at Robert ay isang good news sa kanilang community.
Maging ang mga hindi nila kakilala ay nagpapaabot ng pagbati.
“They’ll go to the grocery store and people are recognizing them,” ani Carol.
Naka-display kasi ang larawan ng kanyang parents sa Parkhill Jewelry nang magpasukat ang mga ito ng wedding ring sa isang shop.
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Last November 30, nagkaroon din si Fay ng bachelorette bash sa casino na madalas nilang puntahan ni Robert.
Biro ni Fay, “They could tell that I’m no spring chicken.
“But they loved the story, and it was congratulations all around.”
Ayon kay Carol, sinasabi ng mga nakakausap niya na karamihan sa mga naririnig na kuwento ng mga ito ay masyadong malulungkot.
Uplifting news aniya ang love story nina Fay at Robert.
“It brings people to tears. And they all just say that’s what they need to hear.”