On Saturday, on the couple’s 67th anniversary, Bob Shellard, 90, celebrated outside the nursing home with a handmade sign that read, “I’ve loved you 67 years and still do."
Due to coronavirus precaution, Bob Shellard isn't allowed to visit his wife in her Connecticut nursing home. So he stood outside her window and held up a sign that said "I've loved you 67 years and still do. Happy Anniversary." https://t.co/cIwZxwmZeN pic.twitter.com/nW86SYm4HU
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Nancy Shellard waved and blew kisses to her husband from a second-story window, WTNH reported.
Bob Shellard spent a week perfecting his poster, which is dominated by a large red heart, "Today" reported.
"It makes me feel bad because I want her down with me and I know she can't be," Shellard told WNBC.
Today is Bob Shellard’s 67th anniversary with his wife, Nancy. Due to coronavirus precautions, Nancy’s nursing home is not allowing visitors inside right now...so Bob paid a visit from outside Nancy’s window! @NBCConnecticut pic.twitter.com/qBB4vOAzhp
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The couple’s daughter, Laura, said she and her three siblings have “learned a lot” from their parents.
"They have always been an inspiration to us and I think just seeing every year go by that they still express it in some way on their anniversary," Laura told WVIT, adding it was the first time the couple had been separated on their anniversary.
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