A grieving widower has touched the hearts of a village by leaving flowers every month at a bus stop where he met his beloved wife 64 years ago. Devoted husband Franco Gorno, 86, makes the 100-mile round-trip each month in memory of his late wife. Passers-by have been moved to tears by the poignant love letters left at the bus shelter with a bouquet of flowers. Franco Gorno, 86, pictured holding framed pictures of himself and late wife Joan at his house in Cardiff, travels to a bus shelter in Neath outside Victoria Gardens in south Wales, to place flowers at the spot where he first met Joan 64 years ago every month . His identity was a mystery - until Franco's family told of his love for wife Joan who he met at the village bus stop on a blind date. The bunch of beautiful purple tulips were discovered with a poignant letter telling his wife Joan: 'Rest in peace my darling. I'll see you soon.' Bus commuters were left teary-eyed when thy stopped to read the moving note at the bus stop in Neath, South Wales where the love-struck couple first set eyes on each other. The note, which was not signed and was discovered by a passer by, said: 'Joan, my beloved, passed away on 09/03/2013 and broke my heart for ever! Rest in peace my darling. I'll see you soon, I'll be 87 soon so I will not be long...God bless' Originally from Italy, Franco (pictured age 30) moved to Cardiff in 1950. He met Joan (pictured at 26) at the bus shelter in Neath after he was introduced to her by a close friend, two weeks before the Christmas of 1950 . It reads: 'Joan and I met right here in this shelter 2-3 weeks before Xmas 1950. We married two years after. 'Joan, my beloved, passed away on 9-3-2013 and broke my heart for ever! 'Rest in peace my darling. I'll see you soon, I'll be 87 soon so I will not be long...God Bless.' Grandfather-of-four Franco told how he makes the monthly trip in memory of Joan. Franco said of his 100-mile journey: 'I do it because I know she is up there looking down at me. It is quite a journey for me, don't forget I am 86' The pair married two years after they met at the bus stop, and they went on to have four children together. Franco was left heartbroken when Joan passed away last year . He said: 'Every month or so I go there and lay flowers because it is the place that I met her. 'I do it because I know she is up there looking down at me. It is quite a journey for me, don't forget I am 86.' Originally from Italy, Franco moved to Cardiff in 1950. He met Joan at the bus shelter in Neath after he was introduced to her by a close friend, two weeks before the Christmas of 1950. The pair were married two years later, and they went on to have four children together. Bus commuters were left teary-eyed when they read the poignant love note at a bus stop in Neath, South Wales (pictured, right, the order of service from Joan's funeral) But Franco was left heartbroken when Joan passed away last year. Grandaughter Joelle Gorno, 19, said: 'I knew they had met at the bus stop, he told me about it a few times. 'My grandad is a really sweet guy and really thoughtful.' Franco ran his own business in Cardiff called Gorno's Speciality Foods. One the people to be moved by Franco's romantic gesture was local resident Simon Watkins who found the flowers and note at the bus stop. He said: 'I went to the bus station and there was a bunch of tulips tied to one of the benches in the shelter with a note attached to it. 'It was such a poignant note and full of love for his wife.' Franco, pictured holding the order of service from Joan's funeral, ran his own business in Cardiff called Gorno's Speciality Foods .
Franco Gorno, 86, makes trip to bus stop in Neath-Port Talbot, every month .
Leaves flowers and poignant notes in memory of late wife Joan .
They met at bus stop 2-3 weeks before Christmas 1950 .
Married two years after and had four children .
Was left broken-hearted when she died last year .
Signs note promising to be with her soon .
A grieving widower has touched the hearts of a village by leaving flowers every month at a bus stop where he met his beloved wife 64 years ago. Devoted husband Franco Gorno, 86, makes the 100-mile round-trip each month in memory of his late wife. Passers-by have been moved to tears by the poignant love letters left at the bus shelter with a bouquet of flowers. Franco Gorno, 86, pictured holding framed pictures of himself and late wife Joan at his house in Cardiff, travels to a bus shelter in Neath outside Victoria Gardens in south Wales, to place flowers at the spot where he first met Joan 64 years ago every month . His identity was a mystery - until Franco's family told of his love for wife Joan who he met at the village bus stop on a blind date. The bunch of beautiful purple tulips were discovered with a poignant letter telling his wife Joan: 'Rest in peace my darling. I'll see you soon.' Bus commuters were left teary-eyed when thy stopped to read the moving note at the bus stop in Neath, South Wales where the love-struck couple first set eyes on each other. The note, which was not signed and was discovered by a passer by, said: 'Joan, my beloved, passed away on 09/03/2013 and broke my heart for ever! Rest in peace my darling. I'll see you soon, I'll be 87 soon so I will not be long...God bless' Originally from Italy, Franco (pictured age 30) moved to Cardiff in 1950. He met Joan (pictured at 26) at the bus shelter in Neath after he was introduced to her by a close friend, two weeks before the Christmas of 1950 . It reads: 'Joan and I met right here in this shelter 2-3 weeks before Xmas 1950. We married two years after. 'Joan, my beloved, passed away on 9-3-2013 and broke my heart for ever! 'Rest in peace my darling. I'll see you soon, I'll be 87 soon so I will not be long...God Bless.' Grandfather-of-four Franco told how he makes the monthly trip in memory of Joan. Franco said of his 100-mile journey: 'I do it because I know she is up there looking down at me. It is quite a journey for me, don't forget I am 86' The pair married two years after they met at the bus stop, and they went on to have four children together. Franco was left heartbroken when Joan passed away last year . He said: 'Every month or so I go there and lay flowers because it is the place that I met her. 'I do it because I know she is up there looking down at me. It is quite a journey for me, don't forget I am 86.' Originally from Italy, Franco moved to Cardiff in 1950. He met Joan at the bus shelter in Neath after he was introduced to her by a close friend, two weeks before the Christmas of 1950. The pair were married two years later, and they went on to have four children together. Bus commuters were left teary-eyed when they read the poignant love note at a bus stop in Neath, South Wales (pictured, right, the order of service from Joan's funeral) But Franco was left heartbroken when Joan passed away last year. Grandaughter Joelle Gorno, 19, said: 'I knew they had met at the bus stop, he told me about it a few times. 'My grandad is a really sweet guy and really thoughtful.' Franco ran his own business in Cardiff called Gorno's Speciality Foods. One the people to be moved by Franco's romantic gesture was local resident Simon Watkins who found the flowers and note at the bus stop. He said: 'I went to the bus station and there was a bunch of tulips tied to one of the benches in the shelter with a note attached to it. 'It was such a poignant note and full of love for his wife.' Franco, pictured holding the order of service from Joan's funeral, ran his own business in Cardiff called Gorno's Speciality Foods .
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