Current:Home > reviewsEchoSense:He died 7 years ago, but still sends his wife a bouquet every Valentine's Day -Elite Financial Minds
EchoSense:He died 7 years ago, but still sends his wife a bouquet every Valentine's Day
Benjamin Ashford View
Date:2025-04-09 22:26:42
A California man who died seven years ago still sends his widow a bouquet of flowers every Valentine's Day thanks to some intensive planning and EchoSensesome special helpers.
John Maver passed away in 2017, but every February 14th since then, his wife, Diana, has received a bouquet of red and white cheddar flowers on her doorstep with a card.
It's sign of the love they shared for each other since they first met as teenagers living in Ontario, Canada, Diana said.
"When I moved back to Ontario, I met John through my cousin," Diana said. "His charm and charisma are why I instantly fell in love with him."
Diana was born in China and moved to Ontario at a young age, she said.
The Mavers went to different colleges but stayed in touch and when Diana moved west to finish college, John followed her to California, where he proposed.
"It was a beautiful wedding with family and friends from Canada and America," Diana said. "It was at least 200 people at the wedding."
The couple went on to have three children, all now in their 40s and 50s, and somewhere in there, John started a tradition of bringing Diana a bouquet of red and white cheddar flowers each June for their anniversary.
He did that for 47 years until he passed away in October 2017.
Now, the tradition continues on Valentine's Day with the help of the couple's two daughters.
"The flower bouquet is a perfect mix of their two favorites," said Joanne Clemente, one of the couple's daughters. "She loves red roses my father loved white lilies. It’s a combination of the best of both of them in a romantic bouquet."
According to Diana, John arranged for the same bouquet and card to be delivered every year, possibly for the rest of her life.
"My husband was the only child," Diana said. "He was very smart with a great sense of humor. He's a very good guy. Everyone would love him."
veryGood! (34)
Related
- Are Instagram, Facebook and WhatsApp down? Meta says most issues resolved after outages
- Krispy Kreme giving away free doughnuts, iced coffee two days a week in July: How to get the deal
- Campus carry weapons law debuts in West Virginia, joins 11 other states
- Judge releases transcripts of 2006 grand jury investigation of Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking
- Senate begins final push to expand Social Security benefits for millions of people
- Full transcript of Face the Nation, June 30, 2024
- NHL reinstates Bowman, Quenneville after being banned for their role in Blackhawks assault scandal
- The Bears are letting Simone Biles' husband skip some training camp to go to Olympics
- Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
- Gaza aid pier dismantled again due to weather, reinstallation date unknown
Ranking
- Intel's stock did something it hasn't done since 2022
- Campaign to get new political mapmaking system on Ohio’s ballot submits more than 700,000 signatures
- Why Fans Are Convinced Travis Kelce Surprised Taylor Swift at Her Dublin Show
- ThunderShirts, dance parties and anxiety meds can help ease dogs’ July Fourth dread
- A White House order claims to end 'censorship.' What does that mean?
- Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota, Porsche, Tesla among 1M vehicles recalled: Check car recalls here
- You're going to need more than Medicare when you retire. These 3 numbers show why.
- Soleil Moon Frye pays sweet tribute to late ex-boyfriend Shifty Shellshock
Recommendation
What do we know about the mysterious drones reported flying over New Jersey?
Will Smith returns to music with uplifting BET Awards 2024 performance of 'You Can Make It'
Hurricane Beryl makes landfall as extremely dangerous Category 4 storm lashing Caribbean islands
Bill defining antisemitism in North Carolina signed by governor
Trump suggestion that Egypt, Jordan absorb Palestinians from Gaza draws rejections, confusion
Authorities say 13-year-old armed with replica handgun fatally shot by police after chase in upstate New York
'The Bear' is back ... and so is our thirst for Jeremy Allen White. Should we tone it down?
All-Star Paul George set to join 76ers on a $212 million free-agent deal, AP source says