SUN CITY – As people enter their golden years, they must face the facts of diminishing health and lost loved ones, but also the hope for new beginnings. Sun City residents Dick and Rose Beu of N. 32B have been married for about seven years now. They met in a docÂŹtorâs office where Rose was the lead nurse. Dick was in auto sales at the time and would end up selling Rose and her family vehicles.
âThe cute side of the story is that I sold her the car, two years later I married her, and Iâm still servicing the car [he chuckles] … What do you think about that?â Dick said.
Dick and Rose had known each other only briefly from the doctorâs office, and Rose came to the wake of Dick’s first wife. Years passed. Eventually Dick worked up the nerve to ask Rose out to eat.
âShe said no, she wasnât ready for that,â Dick said.
Unperturbed, and following the salesmanâs mantra of always following up with customers, Dick called her.
âConsequently, we went out on a few casual dates for about six months, and we ended up getting married in September of 2006,â Dick said. They went on a cruise for their honeymoon. âWe love cruises,â said Dick.
After Dickâs first wife passed away in 2002, he bought a home in Sun City.
âIt was a bachelor pad; it was perfect for me but not enough for two people,â Dick said.
Once Dick and Rose were married, his bachelor pad just would not do. âOur children convinced us that we needed an âourâ house,â Dick said.
So Rose found a home that she liked, they sold his bachelor pad, and purchased the home they live in now.
âWe enjoy the new home that we have here in Sun City…. It fits our needs with the grandÂŹchildren,â Dick said.
When Dick and Rose first met, they only had four grandchildren and now have seven.
âI didnât think that at my reÂŹtiring age I would be seeing too many newborns, but I am surprised,” Dick said. “Itâs a great joy.”
Along with the new home and new love that they have found with one another, Dick and Rose have found many new friends and wonderful neighbors. Rose still works one day a week at the doctorâs office. Dick and Rose got married in Sun City, which at the time was a rare thing, ac-cording to Dick.
Seven years have passed since Dick and Rose tied the knot and their love is as strong as ever.
âWeâre not worried about whatâs coming up in the future,â Dick said.
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Lovely story. Thank you for sharing it with us. Dick and Rose, may you enjoy many more happy, healthy years together!