Married Texas Teachers Die Of COVID-19 Complications While Holding Onto Their Children
Two Texas teachers, Paul Blackwell and Rose Mary Blackwell, 61 years old and 65 years old, respectively, have recently died of COVID-19 complications while holding onto their two children.
The couple, who were married for 30 years, died together, holding each other’s hands along with the hands of their two sons. The Blackwells passed on Sunday (Dec. 13) after spending two weeks in the ICU and several days on ventilators. The two teachers were faculty members in the Grand Prairie, Texas school district. Mrs. Blackwell was a second-grade teacher, just recently marking her 20th year. Meanwhile, Mr. Blackwell was a physical education teacher and football coach.
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The couple’s son, Shawn Blackwell, says his parents worked up until they fell ill in December. Speaking on the decision to take them off life support, he says he and his brother decided to “let them go at peace.” He adds, “Doctors said they hadn’t seen any progression at all, and they were slowly declining in their overall vital functions. It got to the point where it was very far gone and that there was nothing else they could do.”
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