She gave her life so that her husband might live. Out for their regular Sunday morning stroll in Wissinoming, Pa., Teresa and Albert Marquard were suddenly staring down death. A suspected drunk driver had lost control of his minivan and had suddenly swerved over the curb, and came speeding right at that couple. Teresa, 58, had just enough time to push her husband of 42 years out of the way of the oncoming vehicle, but was struck and killed.
“She pushed my dad out of the way,” Denise Hirschman, one of the Marquards’ daughters told Action News. “She saved my dad. That was what she cared about. She cared about us more than anything.” Albert Marquard was unharmed in the incident, while the driver of the minivan, identified as 33-year-old Eric Luciano, remains in critical condition at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. Police say Luciano was drunk at the time of the accident.
Jimmy Berry, one of the Marquards’ neighbors, said he was not surprised to learn of Teresa’s selfless actions.
“She gave up herself for him,” Berry told Action News. “It’s amazing. It goes to show you what kind of woman she was.”
After being diagnosed with heart disease 15 years ago, Teresa had taken a job at family court to help support her family, KYW News reported. The couple began dating when they were just 14 years old.
“She said he was the only one for her,” Monica Marquard, another of the couples’ daughters told KYW. “My mom, she’s a hero,” Monica added. “And I’m very glad she saved my dad for us, because we’d be lost without both of them.”
Funeral services will be held for Teresa Marquard on Friday morning.
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