Sometimes, the most touching love stories are those that carry on after one person dies.

Fred Stobaugh has never gotten over losing the love of his life. He
married Lorraine, the “ prettiest girl [he] ever saw ” in Peoria, Illinois
in 1940, and their romance was always happy and wonderful. They
had three kids and four grandchildren. After 73 years of marriage,
Lorraine passed away.
Fred, now 96, lived on and tried to mend his broken heart. A month
after his wife’s death, he came across an ad for a local song-writing
contest. By his own admission, Fred was tone deaf and a non-
musician, but he wrote one of the most beautiful and heart
wrenching songs to hit the airwaves.
He lacked the musical skills to record “Sweet Lorraine,” but he sent
in the lyrics along with a letter. Green Shoe Studio was so moved
that they decided to make his song come to life. Then they made a
short documentary titled A Letter From Fred to show the world Fred’s
story.