Luis Suarez and Norma Franco.
A Chicago couple, who had been together for years and were excitedly planning theirwedding, tragically never got to see their big day.
The longtime couple was also expecting to getthe COVID vaccineahead of their nuptials so that it’d be safe to interact with family members, the outlet reported.
“It feels like a Romeo and Juliet story, it really does,” the couple’s stepdaughter, Imelda Gambia, told the outlet. “They were meant to be together and something tragic like this happens.”
Despite their fight, both Suarez and Franco were put on life support and tragically died one week apart, per the outlet.
As their family continues to mourn the couple’s loss, Santos is urging others toget vaccinated.
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