Summary They'll have a joint memorial service Saturday.
LONG BEACH (AP) - A Southern California husband and wife who were born on the same day and celebrated their 75th wedding anniversary last year have died just a day apart.
The couple s son Les Brown Jr. tells the Long Beach Press-Telegram (http://bit.ly/18CyufA) Thursday that 94-year-old Helen Brown died July 16 and 94-year-old Les Brown died July 17. She had stomach cancer. He had Parkinson s disease.
The Browns were born on New Year s Eve, 1918. Their son said his parents met in high school and eloped in 1937 at age 18 because their parents thought the marriage between a wealthy man and a working-class woman would never last. They celebrated their 75th anniversary last September.
The couple moved to Long Beach in 1963. He was a photographer, she sold real estate.
