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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 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.”
Married for 30 years, they died together from Covid-19 complications sharing one final embrace holding each other s hands and the hands of their children.
Paul Blackwell, 62, and Rose Mary Blackwell, 65, passed away on Sunday after two weeks in intensive care and several days on ventilators at Harris Methodist Hospital, their son Shawn Blackwell told CNN.
They were both teachers in the Grand Prairie Independent School District in Grand Prairie, Texas. Rose Mary was a second grade teacher and had just reached her 20th year at Travis World Language Academy. Paul was a PE teacher and football coach at Fannin Middle school.
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