Married Texas teachers die from COVID-19 in hospital while holding hands with their children
Paul Blackwell, 62, and Rose Mary Blackwell, 65, died Sunday at Harris Methodist Hospital
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GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas – A Texas couple, both teachers and married for 30 years, died from COVID-19 complications while holding each other’s hands and the hands of their children in the hospital.
Paul Blackwell, 62, and Rose Mary Blackwell, 65, died Sunday after spending two weeks in the ICU at Harris Methodist Hospital, according to a report from CNN.
The Blackwells were teachers at the Grand Prairie Independent School District in Grand Prairie, Texas.
Rose taught second grade and was the longest-tenured teacher at the Travis World Language Academy. Paul taught PE and was a football coach at Fannin Middle School, according to GPISD.
Rose Mary and Paul Blackwell both died Sunday, according to the district.
Credit: Grand Prairie ISD Author: Elizabeth Wiley Updated: 3:55 PM CST December 16, 2020
A husband and wife who worked for Grand Prairie ISD have died from COVID-19, the district said this week.
District officials said Rose Mary and Paul Blackwell will be greatly missed.
Rose Mary Blackwell was a second-grade bilingual teacher, team leader and mentor, according to the district.
Officials said she was the longest-tenured teacher at Travis World Language Academy, having worked there for two decades.
Paul Blackwell had worked at Fannin Middle School for five years as a PE teacher, coach and mentor. He previously worked at the Young Men s Leadership Academy at Kennedy Middle School.
Rose Mary taught second grade and had just reached her 20th year at Travis World Language Academy.
Paul was a physical education teacher and football coach at Fannin Middle school.
Blackwell said his parents worked up until they became ill in December.
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The family made the difficult decision after several days to take them off life support after doctors confirmed there was no chance of recovery, according to Blackwell.
“Doctors said they hadn’t seen any progression at all, and they were slowly declining in their overall vital functions,” said Blackwell. “It got to the point where it was very far gone and that there was nothing else they could do.”
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A Texas couple who was married for 30 years died due to COVID-19 while holding hands with their children.
Paul Blackwell and Rose Mary Blackwell, 61 years old and 65 years old, died due to COVID-19 on Sunday while holding hands after spending two weeks in the ICU and many days on ventilators.
The married teachers
The Texas couple both taught in the Grand Prairie, Texas school district where Rose Mary was a teacher in second grade, marking her 20th year. On the other hand, Paul was a PE teacher as well as the coach of the school s football team.
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