She called him Freddy. He called her Dolly. They met in a small town near Naples, Italy. She was on vacation from the states. He had served in the Italian Army, a tank commander brandishing a snappy uniform. They fell in love, married, came to New York and raised a family.

On Friday, they observed their 65th wedding anniversary, Dolly in her bed at home in Stormville, Freddy in his bed at Vassar Brothers Medical Center, family members whispering the news in the ears of each. And then on Monday, they were gone.

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