An elderly New Yorker with late-stage dementia often forgets herself, but she never fails to recognize her beloved husband of 63 years and has even coined a catchphrase: “He’s my guy!” The couple has unwittingly become a viral sensation since their son began sharing sweet moments from their family home on social media.
Originally from small towns south of Buffalo, New York, Bob and Betty Pettit, both 85, met in fifth grade and started dating as teens in 1955. They later married and had three sons. Bob was a civil engineer, while Betty was a full-time homemaker. Today, they live with their youngest son, 48-year-old self-employed web developer Joshua Pettit, at his home in Mooresville, North Carolina.
