A US Army veteran Willie Shelton from Ohio had terminal cancer and his dying wish was to walk all seven of his daughters down the aisle.
”The one constant was always, ‘I want to see my girls grow up, and I want to walk them down the aisle,” his wife Cheryl told Fox News.
Less than two weeks before he passed away, Willie’s family surprised him and made his wish come true. They kept it a secret from Willie and with the help from a hospice, the plan came together in a matter of days.
One of his daughters, Emily, was already married but she’s just had a ceremony in a courthouse which meant Willie hadn’t been able to give her away properly. She decided to renew her vows with her husband so her father could do it properly, with the help of his hospice.
The other six daughters also wore wedding dresses and walked down the aisle with them.
”I always assumed that my dad would be there to walk me down the aisle and when the possibility was there that he wasn’t going to be able to – this was everything,” said daughter Lindsey.
Willie was helped out of his wheelchair to stand alongside his daughters.
”This was very touching for him and it was a dream that we could fulfill to the best or the closest we could possibly do,” said wife Cheryl.
Less than two weeks after the ceremony, Willie passed away. His daughters were given a little heart-shaped locket containing a picture of them in their wedding dresses and Willie and engraved with ”a father’s love never ends” on the back.
”He was the happiest person, the most giving person, and this was our chance to give him something,” said his daughter Jennifer.
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