He was a dashing D-Day veteran and she a blushing bride in white when they vowed to love each other in sickness and in health. For 65 years Harry and Mavis Stevenson stayed true to that promise, and when she died just 48 hours after her 89th birthday, he could not bear to be without her. Yesterday their nephew Stephen Cresswell told how 88-year-old Mr Stevenson died within minutes of his beloved wife after they spent their last night holding hands while they slept in a care home. Inseparable: Harry Stevenson, 88, died in a care home moments after he was told of the death of his beloved 89-year-old wife, Mavis. Above, the couple, who met as teenagers, celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary
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Harry and Mavis Stevenson met at a social club when they were 16
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The couple refused to be without each other after years apart during WWII
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Mrs Stevenson was moved into a care home after her health deteriorated
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Her husband chose to move with her so that they wouldn't be separated
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Mr Stevenson died moments after he was told of his wife's death
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