Gloucester Daily Times
Seniors show valentines aren't all young lovers
By Katie Thompson
Gordon College News Service Feb 14, 2012
For at least two couples on the North Shore, Valentine's Day today is not just a day for young lovers, but for love and the young at heart.
John Richard Larkin, 85, and Leah Havener-Larkin, 90, are known as the "love birds" at the Golden Living Center nursing home in Gloucester.
Both lifelong residents of Gloucester, the Larkins met nine years ago in their apartment building.
"I loved him the first day I saw him," Havener-Larkin said.
John lived on the third floor and said he intentionally made many trips to the second floor where Leah lived. After dating for several months, Larkin proposed and the couple was married in Gloucester on Oct. 3, 2004. Leah's son walked her down the aisle, and the couple's children from previous marriages made up the rest of the wedding party.
"He just saw me coming down the aisle and was all smiles," Havener-Larkin said, a widow of 21 years before meeting John. "I waited for the right one."
Havener-Larkin is not a resident at Golden Living Center, but said she comes to spend every weekday with John.
For Valentine's Day, the couple may attend the center's party today, but said they are content just to be together.
Seniors show valentines aren't all young lovers
By Katie Thompson
Gordon College News Service Feb 14, 2012
For at least two couples on the North Shore, Valentine's Day today is not just a day for young lovers, but for love and the young at heart.
John Richard Larkin, 85, and Leah Havener-Larkin, 90, are known as the "love birds" at the Golden Living Center nursing home in Gloucester.
Both lifelong residents of Gloucester, the Larkins met nine years ago in their apartment building.
"I loved him the first day I saw him," Havener-Larkin said.
John lived on the third floor and said he intentionally made many trips to the second floor where Leah lived. After dating for several months, Larkin proposed and the couple was married in Gloucester on Oct. 3, 2004. Leah's son walked her down the aisle, and the couple's children from previous marriages made up the rest of the wedding party.
"He just saw me coming down the aisle and was all smiles," Havener-Larkin said, a widow of 21 years before meeting John. "I waited for the right one."
Havener-Larkin is not a resident at Golden Living Center, but said she comes to spend every weekday with John.
For Valentine's Day, the couple may attend the center's party today, but said they are content just to be together.
Gloucester Daily Times
Seniors show valentines aren't all young lovers
By Katie Thompson
Gordon College News Service Feb 14, 2012
For at least two couples on the North Shore, Valentine's Day today is not just a day for young lovers, but for love and the young at heart.
John Richard Larkin, 85, and Leah Havener-Larkin, 90, are known as the "love birds" at the Golden Living Center nursing home in Gloucester.
Both lifelong residents of Gloucester, the Larkins met nine years ago in their apartment building.
"I loved him the first day I saw him," Havener-Larkin said.
John lived on the third floor and said he intentionally made many trips to the second floor where Leah lived. After dating for several months, Larkin proposed and the couple was married in Gloucester on Oct. 3, 2004. Leah's son walked her down the aisle, and the couple's children from previous marriages made up the rest of the wedding party.
"He just saw me coming down the aisle and was all smiles," Havener-Larkin said, a widow of 21 years before meeting John. "I waited for the right one."
Havener-Larkin is not a resident at Golden Living Center, but said she comes to spend every weekday with John.
For Valentine's Day, the couple may attend the center's party today, but said they are content just to be together.
Seniors show valentines aren't all young lovers
By Katie Thompson
Gordon College News Service Feb 14, 2012
For at least two couples on the North Shore, Valentine's Day today is not just a day for young lovers, but for love and the young at heart.
John Richard Larkin, 85, and Leah Havener-Larkin, 90, are known as the "love birds" at the Golden Living Center nursing home in Gloucester.
Both lifelong residents of Gloucester, the Larkins met nine years ago in their apartment building.
"I loved him the first day I saw him," Havener-Larkin said.
John lived on the third floor and said he intentionally made many trips to the second floor where Leah lived. After dating for several months, Larkin proposed and the couple was married in Gloucester on Oct. 3, 2004. Leah's son walked her down the aisle, and the couple's children from previous marriages made up the rest of the wedding party.
"He just saw me coming down the aisle and was all smiles," Havener-Larkin said, a widow of 21 years before meeting John. "I waited for the right one."
Havener-Larkin is not a resident at Golden Living Center, but said she comes to spend every weekday with John.
For Valentine's Day, the couple may attend the center's party today, but said they are content just to be together.
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