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Stow Couple: "It's Like I Won The Lottery"
A Stow couple has waited 31 years for this day.
"It's like I won the lottery," said 66-year-old John Marshall.
Marshall couldn't hold back the tears while explaining the meaning behind getting a marriage license to legally tie the knot with his partner, 65-year-old James Neilsen.
"It's just like all of your life you've been denied something that you know in you heart is right," said Marshall. "And finally the door swings open."
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According to the Summit County Probate Court, Marshall and Neilsen were the first male couple to recieve their marriage license in Summit County.
Marshall called it a historic day -- breaking down barriers and giving same-sex couples equal rights.
Within a two hour period, four couples applied for a marriage license Friday afternoon.