(SOUTHSIDER VOICE PHOTO BY AL STILLEY) Betty Howell and Dan Fitzpatrick were married April 6 at Greenwood Meadows nursing home and senior living with family and friends in attendance.
By Al Stilley
Editor
Great-granddaughters Rosalee and Eleanor Eickman walked side-by-side gleefully throwing flower petals on the aisle.
Great-grandson Knox Eickman carried a wedding ring on an all-white pillow.
Groom Dan Fitzpatrick, 71, watched with great anticipation of a magical moment in his life.
Soon, his bride, Betty Howell was wheeled down the aisle in front of family and photographers in a small room at Greenwood Meadows nursing home and senior living facility. She held a bouquet of white roses and wore a white lace dress with a strand of pearls.
They tenderly exchanged vows tenderly in front of her grandson Jim Eickman who officiated over the proceedings April 6 in a room transformed into a wedding chapel.
Lovingly looking at each other, Howell quietly said, “I’ve loved you for so long.”
Howell has one daughter, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Fitzpatrick has one son and one daughter.
They met five years ago, shortly after she moved into the American Senior Communities facility near County Line Road and State Road 135 in Greenwood. Eventually they went to the Greenwood Meadows prom together, meeting and talking when they could. They occasionally dined on Tuesdays for a free community lunch at Greenwood United Methodist Church. And they went together on various short trips with other residents and staff.
Dan recalled that a few months ago, she proposed to him. He replied two weeks later, pointing out that this would be his first marriage.
“I finally proposed to her,” Fitzpatrick said. “She said, ‘Yes’.”
Then he laughed, “So I guess that makes this a no-fault marriage.”
Howell’s daughter, Paige Sevigny ,served as bridesmaid and his brother, Bud Fitzpatrick, served as best man.
The couple shared wedding cake with their families immediately after the ceremony with several interruptions by well-wishers and photographers.
The ceremony touched off a busy week for the new Mr. an Mrs. Fitzpatrick.
They returned to the church for Tuesday lunch and were seated at a special table with their wedding photo, flowers and green tablecloth. They were greeted admiringly by servers and friends at lunch. The next day, Greenwood Meadows residents shared in a special reception for the newlyweds on Howell’s 80th birthday.
“It’s a wedding made in heaven,” Fitzpatrick confided afterward replied two weeks later, pointing out that this would be his first marriage.
“I finally proposed to her,” Fitzpatrick said. “She said, ‘Yes’.”
Then he laughed, “So I guess that makes this a no-fault marriage.”
Howell’s daughter, Paige Sevigny, served as bridesmaid and his brother, Bud Fitzpatrick, served as best man.
The couple shared wedding cake with their families immediately after the ceremony with several interruptions by well-wishers and photographers.
The ceremony touched off a busy week for the new Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick.
They returned to the church for Tuesday lunch and were seated at a special table with their wedding photo, flowers and green tablecloth. They were greeted admiringly by servers and friends at lunch. The next day, Greenwood Meadows residents shared in a special reception for the newlyweds on Howell’s 80th birthday.
“It’s a wedding made in heaven,” Fitzpatrick confided afterward.
Editor
Great-granddaughters Rosalee and Eleanor Eickman walked side-by-side gleefully throwing flower petals on the aisle.
Great-grandson Knox Eickman carried a wedding ring on an all-white pillow.
Groom Dan Fitzpatrick, 71, watched with great anticipation of a magical moment in his life.
Soon, his bride, Betty Howell was wheeled down the aisle in front of family and photographers in a small room at Greenwood Meadows nursing home and senior living facility. She held a bouquet of white roses and wore a white lace dress with a strand of pearls.
They tenderly exchanged vows tenderly in front of her grandson Jim Eickman who officiated over the proceedings April 6 in a room transformed into a wedding chapel.
Lovingly looking at each other, Howell quietly said, “I’ve loved you for so long.”
Howell has one daughter, four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Fitzpatrick has one son and one daughter.
They met five years ago, shortly after she moved into the American Senior Communities facility near County Line Road and State Road 135 in Greenwood. Eventually they went to the Greenwood Meadows prom together, meeting and talking when they could. They occasionally dined on Tuesdays for a free community lunch at Greenwood United Methodist Church. And they went together on various short trips with other residents and staff.
Dan recalled that a few months ago, she proposed to him. He replied two weeks later, pointing out that this would be his first marriage.
“I finally proposed to her,” Fitzpatrick said. “She said, ‘Yes’.”
Then he laughed, “So I guess that makes this a no-fault marriage.”
Howell’s daughter, Paige Sevigny ,served as bridesmaid and his brother, Bud Fitzpatrick, served as best man.
The couple shared wedding cake with their families immediately after the ceremony with several interruptions by well-wishers and photographers.
The ceremony touched off a busy week for the new Mr. an Mrs. Fitzpatrick.
They returned to the church for Tuesday lunch and were seated at a special table with their wedding photo, flowers and green tablecloth. They were greeted admiringly by servers and friends at lunch. The next day, Greenwood Meadows residents shared in a special reception for the newlyweds on Howell’s 80th birthday.
“It’s a wedding made in heaven,” Fitzpatrick confided afterward replied two weeks later, pointing out that this would be his first marriage.
“I finally proposed to her,” Fitzpatrick said. “She said, ‘Yes’.”
Then he laughed, “So I guess that makes this a no-fault marriage.”
Howell’s daughter, Paige Sevigny, served as bridesmaid and his brother, Bud Fitzpatrick, served as best man.
The couple shared wedding cake with their families immediately after the ceremony with several interruptions by well-wishers and photographers.
The ceremony touched off a busy week for the new Mr. and Mrs. Fitzpatrick.
They returned to the church for Tuesday lunch and were seated at a special table with their wedding photo, flowers and green tablecloth. They were greeted admiringly by servers and friends at lunch. The next day, Greenwood Meadows residents shared in a special reception for the newlyweds on Howell’s 80th birthday.
“It’s a wedding made in heaven,” Fitzpatrick confided afterward.
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