The Most Touching Love Story Of The Year Goes To This Man And His Late Wife
His wife of nearly 60 years passed, so he made a monument of their love.
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Charles "LaLa" Evans and his wife, Louise, were married for nearly 60 years, and their story started early on.
But it ended in the most fitting way, with her last words being "I love you." Beautiful, indeed.
Since her passing, LaLa began gathering up photos of him and Louise from their 60-plus years together, eventually lining an entire room with them.
“I call it LaLa and Louise Land,” LaLa told BuzzFeed. “Over the years we collected the pictures, and before she passed I said, ‘Well, we are gonna have to do something with these pictures.’ And that’s how it began.”
“Every Sunday, before or after church, she’d have me take her picture. And that’s how the collection grew — so much memorabilia and pictures and everything.”
“On any given day I look out at any umbrella and see her smiling at me,” LaLa said.
He even gives tours to curious passers-by that come to his door asking what they're there for. “It’s a treasure for me to let other people see what we tried to do,” he said.
And as you can see, he loves to dance - something both him and Louise shared. “I’ve always loved music. I grew up with a musical background,” he said. “And we used to love to dance. I actually taught my wife how to dance. She knew that I loved it and she didn’t know how, so I taught her.”
“Oh she would have loved it. She’s loving it now. Yeah, she would’ve been a little bashful about it because she’s a bashful kinda lady, but she would have loved it.”
We may not know LaLa personally, but it doesn't take meeting him to know he knows more than just a thing or two about love.
Although, we'd love nothing more than to meet him...
And if you're ever in Starkville, Mississippi and happen to spot his Umbrella Grove, you can. Something tells me he'd welcome a new face.