Thursday, February 05, 2009

Lives -- Too Short

Mom and Dad lived extraordinary lives and were so close to each other in so many ways. Something I've been wondering about since they passed away on calendar dates very near to the other is how close were their lifespans.

Mom was born on Valentines' Day, 1922
Dad was born on February 9th the following year, 1923.

Mom passed away on July 2nd, 2006.
Dad passed away on June 3th, 2007.

Mom lived 30820 days.
Dad lived 30795 days.

After 84 years, Mom lived 25 days longer than Dad.
They were married for 22,310 days.

Neither lived long enough. They deserved many, many more days together.