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PHOTOS: Real-life 'The Notebook' couple dies minutes apart

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Thursday, April 16, 2015
In a heartwarming end to a 73-year-long romance, married couple William and Lillian Wilson passed away only minutes apart.
William and Lillian Wilson were high school sweethearts in Corbin who married in 1941.
Undated handout photo of Lillian Karr Wilson, who died within minutes of his wife, Lillian Karr Wilson at separate nursing homes.
Undated handout photo of William Wilson, who died within minutes of his wife, Lillian Karr Wilson at separate nursing homes.
Their son, Doug Wilson, spoke about his parents who died within minutes of each other at separate nursing homes.
In a heartwarming end to a 73-year-long romance, married couple William and Lillian Wilson passed away only minutes apart.
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