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Jun 26, 2017 · Jim Obergefell was married to his husband John Arthur on a medical jet in Maryland shortly before Arthur died of ALS. Obergefell holds his wedding band that has been fused together with...
In 2011, Obergefell's longtime partner John Arthur was diagnosed with ALS. In July 2013, Obergefell and a gravely ill Arthur were legally married in Maryland . However, after meeting with Al Gerhardstein , a civil rights attorney, they were told that due to Ohio's same-sex marriage ban , Obergefell could not be listed as Arthur's surviving ...
Aug 31, 2020 · Jim Obergefell (CECH, ’90) and his late husband, John Arthur, (Bus, ‘88) met at UC. Their love story would go all the way to the Supreme Court and make same-sex marriage legal throughout the United States.
Apr 6, 2015 · By Michael S. Rosenwald. April 6, 2015 at 2:37 p.m. EDT. Jim Obergefell, left, and John Arthur, who suffered from ALS, are married by officiant Paulette Roberts, Arthur’s aunt, on a...
Nov 30, 2022 · Nearly a decade ago, Jim Obergefell filed a lawsuit in his native Ohio to ensure his lawful marriage in Maryland to long-time partner John Arthur could "never be erased".
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Jun 26, 2023 · Sadly, his husband, John Arthur, who died in 2013 of ALS, didn’t live to see the decision, but Obergefell says the love that they shared continues to live on. “The first thought I had was, ‘John, I wish you were here. I wish you could experience this. I wish you could know that our marriage can never be erased.'”.
Bio. James Obergefell and John Arthur, lived in a loving and committed relationship for 22 years until John’s death on October 22, 2013. In 2011, John was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), a condition for which there is no cure and Jim cared for him at every stage of his illness.
