A sad story comes to an end
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (382019)
Rockingham, Australia
February 24, 2022 5:21pm CST
There has been a sad story playing out in Australia and it has now come to an even sadder end.
In January, an 80-year-old man, Terry Gibbs, kidnapped his partner of 15 years from a nursing home in Western Australia and drove thousands of kilometres in an attempt to get her back to Queensland. When found 90 kilometres from the Northern Territory border, the pair were in rough country and almost out of fuel.
The woman, Carol Lisle, had dementia and Parkinson’s disease. She was air-lifted back to a WA hospital and her companion was later given a suspended sentence. Now Carol has died and just two days after her death, Terry has been killed in a car accident.
Hopefully, they are together now in the hereafter and their troubles are over.
Photo of the outback through which they would have been travelling.
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@RebeccasFarm (91299)
• United States
25 Feb 22
Very sad. Such love for one another RIP
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
25 Feb 22
That is really sad. I hope they are both at peace now
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
27 Feb 22
@FayeHazel That's very true. The poor old guy just wanted to be with her - at home.
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@FayeHazel (40230)
• United States
27 Feb 22
@JudyEv Sounds like neither one was in too good state of mind toward the end there, pity
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@RasmaSandra (97991)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Feb 22
I would say that is fate and it brought them together and probably they are walking hand in hand beyond the clouds and all their problems are far behind them,
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@RasmaSandra (97991)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
1 Mar 22
@JudyEv A childhood friend posted on FB today that her stepsister passed on. I knew her and she was a very nice lady. Anyway, her husband recently passed on and suffered from Alzheimer's and now she has gone to be with him and they too have no more problems and are together,
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hope God have them together now.
@GardenGerty (169449)
• United States
26 Feb 22
He showed his loyalty to her, as unwise as his choices were. I hope they are at peace.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 22
Exactly. Unwise choices but they just wanted to be together.
@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Feb 22
Sorry to learn about the couple dying two days apart. At least they are in a better place.
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@Deepizzaguy (122133)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
27 Feb 22
@JudyEv That is true since persons that pass away die to broken hearts.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
24 Feb 22
Terry wanted her to be well again, which couldn't happen. Now, they are both gone, what a tragic ending for both of them
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Feb 22
@JudyEv And I feel the same about my parents. She was miserable and Mom wanted to be in heaven, with Russell(my father).
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@SophiaMorros (5044)
• Belews Creek, North Carolina
25 Feb 22
What a sad story...but one part of me feels that the suffering and distress that caused the whole episode is over now and they are both at peace.
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@JudyEv (382019)
• Rockingham, Australia
26 Feb 22
I think so too. No more worrying or being apart for either of them.
