Elderly Texas couple died after air conditioner broke during blistering heat wave and they were too embarrassed to ask for money to fix it, stricken daughter says

A Texas couple just weeks away from their 52nd wedding anniversary both died after their home’s air conditioning failed during a blistering heat wave.

Monway Ison, 72, and Ramona Ison, 71, were both found dead at their Baytown home with their dog on June 16.

The couple’s air conditioning failed just four days earlier, after weeks of 100-degree days.

The Isons didn’t have the money — believed to be between $1,400 and $1,600 — to fix the air conditioner immediately, but instead tried to get a loan for the following week — while they were cooking in their home.

They were able to get the borrowed money on the 15th, but when the repairman showed up the next day, medical personnel examined their corpses.

“They were gathering their things to leave, and the way they were found, I think they decided it was too hot and it was time to go and it was just too late,” Roxanna told Floods , the couple’s daughter. A-Z Family.

“I’ve read about how disorienting the heat can be at that time, how exhausted you feel, and all the symptoms to watch out for. I don’t think they knew what to look for.’

Eddie Phillips, a neighbor who would often take Ramona Ison to appointments, said he called 911 after not seeing the couple with their beloved dog that day.

“I thought, I’d better check on them.” I banged on the door. No answer. Went there to the bedroom. Banged on the window. No answer. So I decided to call the police,” he said ABC13.

“They were gathering their things to leave, and the way they were found, I think they decided it was too hot and it was time to go and it was just too late,” daughter Roxanna said Floods

They were able to get the borrowed money on the 15th, but when the repairman showed up at their house the next day, medical personnel examined their corpses.

Phillips had offered the Isons use of his house while they waited for repairs as well as a mobile air conditioner, but they declined.

“I think they thought they would be fine,” Floods said, pointing out that they were born and raised in Texas and used to the heat.

“My dad worked outside in the heat on the golf course in Baytown for over 20 years, so he was always out in all the elements, and the heat didn’t bother him,” she said. Insider.

Their deaths are two of seven linked to the heat wave that has been plaguing Texas and their home in Harris County since June.

The Isons didn’t have the money — believed to be between $1,400 and $1,600 — to fix the air conditioner immediately, instead trying to get a loan for the next week while they cooked in their house.

Floods said the Isons ‘never had to spend a day apart’ in more than 51 years of marriage

On the 12th, maximums in Bayville were 99 degrees, according to the Weather channel. They were never baptized below 96 between then and the 16th.

“It’s been devastating, it’s been devastating to our family,” Flood said. “The heat, it’s just no joke.”

Floods said they had “never had to spend a day apart” in more than 51 years of marriage.

She is calling for more awareness of the dangers of heat to prevent others from being killed by the sweltering temperatures.

“I would like something to be set up with these companies to warn people about how deadly this heat is. If they don’t have the money to get their air conditioner fixed, to let them know they’re literally staying in an oven. ,’ she said.