From wife to widow: A day of joy ends in sorrow. A woman who had just married the love of her life will now have to bury him. He died one hour after they had said there vows. Friends say the couple were looking forward to the day after two recent losses in Johnnie Mae’s life which included her father. No one could imagine how their day would end.
“He kept apologizing to me and telling me how much he loved me. I never imagined what would happen next.”Photo byNew York Post.com
“It was the happiest day of Toraze’s life. I could just see the smile on his face and how happy he was. And it’s just his energy. I just knew that he was just, it was a great day for him,” said Monica Miller, friend and ECO Supportive co-worker of Johnnie Mae.
After the ceremony, the couple popped outside to take photos. Their celebration would turn to chaos.
“His heart stopped for the first time at 4:35, just an hour after the ceremony had begun,” Jewel Roberson said, friend of Johnnie Mae Davis.
Johnnie Mae Davis would be a bride and a widow within an hour.