Fred Stobaugh and his wife Lorraine have been married for 75 years. When Fred talks about his "sweet Lorraine," it's difficult not to cry. Their relationship survived longer than many people live.
"She was the prettiest girl ya ever saw," he said. "She gave me 75 years of her." Then one day, Lorraine died, leaving Fred without his love.
He was sitting alone one day in his Illinois home and decided to write a song about her. He had never sung or written lyrics before but he decided to submit the ode to a songwriting competition.
"I’ll just send a letter. Send it all in. Never thinking I’d get an answer or nothing," Fred said. However, Jacob Colgan's Green Shoe Studio was so moved by the song, they decided to hire musicians and singers to record it.
A song may seem a little cheesy to a lot of people but they can pack a lot of punch and emotion. Another husband wrote a touching tribute to his wife as she struggled with weight gain and it went viral.
Colgan admits that when he played the song for Fred for the first time, he was apprehensive.
"Because it meant so much to him it meant so much to me," Colgan said. "I was actually nervous."
See Fred and Lorraine's beautiful story below and SHARE if you believe this is what true love looks like.
A Letter From Fred from Green Shoe Studio on Vimeo.
