Julio Mora and Waldramina Quinteros were in love. Neither of
their families approved of the match, so they quietly slipped away to get
married. That was seventy-nine years ago. They’re still married today – to each
other. In fact, they’re quarantine buddies. There are couples out there who’ve
been married longer. But as far as we can tell, none of them are older.
Waldramina is 104 and Julio is six years older; between them, they have seen a
combined 214 years! It only just now occurred to me: they’ve already lived
through one pandemic. There can’t be too many people out there who can remember
two! Julio and Waldramina are retired teachers living in Quito, Ecuador.
They’re both very lucid and active. Their family reports that they’re a bit
downcast these days, because they miss large family gatherings. They have four
children still living, eleven grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
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