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Texas couple celebrates 79th wedding anniversary

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    High school sweethearts share their story

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They are high school sweethearts who have changed a little since their days of walking the -- hand in hand with -- that I -- There's not much fun now laying.

Failing -- Ralph and Mary Lou rigs tied the knot when she was nineteen and he was 21 and 1930s there in November the fourth.

She is now 98.

He will be 100 years old in less than ten days.

They've been married 79.

Years you surprised you know -- So how did Mary Lou snagged the star football player all those years ago and what -- him pop the question was not -- there.

They're getting the -- have lived through quite a few jokes seventeen president's.

-- hard -- whenever.

Good -- when I was born and they've seen changes like you wouldn't believe.

Charles limber.

-- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- We didn't know have to -- nation.

Who was dead word that.

You get a -- quarter mail them.

No apparent abrasion.

And blow from -- -- -- for a dollar things have changed LL remember your first -- to -- bird.

I made one -- four dollar non atrocious or we.

And gasoline was nineteen cents a gallon they are like walking history books with a long love story to tell that.

Who he's still likes it when she kisses him good night.

He's still -- the pastor with his tractor.

And she still drives herself seventeen miles to water exercise.

Twice a week -- that guy you'd drop would have our license yes they credit staying active and.

Eating right for a living long lives and yes they have cell phones and their six kids aren't their computer.

We couldn't get any information.

From -- I am.

No problem also their trust respect and friendship for one another in which they say is the key to staying married.

Is still stronger than ever are -- -- -- More room.

-- -- -- -- -- -- They say love and marriage include accepting the responsibility.

And never backing down on your spouse or kids and Willis and -- keep.

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