AudioVisual Gallery
This gallery is designed to give a taste of each day's story
and to acquaint you with Linda Howe, her family and friends.
Linda Howe gives her husband, Milton, a kiss goodbye as he lay dying in their New Port Richey, Fla., home.
You are about to hear Linda Howe talking into a tape recorder hours before Milt's death. She had been alone with Milt all night as he slipped into a coma. Linda felt helpless. If you listen carefully, you can hear Milt's rattling breaths.
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Before Milton Howe's funeral, his son Ray talked to reporter Collins Conner about the year ahead for his mother. He predicted she would face a series of troubles and grief.
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Day Three
A month after Milt's death, Linda weeps at her husband's crypt at Nortrh/Meadowlawn Cemetery's Chapel of Memories. Milt's crypt is marked temporarily by a plastic marker with his name.
One night, Linda Howe played a videotape of her husband's funeral for her daughter and grandchildren, who missed the ceremony. You'll hear Linda, her daughter Romano Barnett and her grandchildren, Kricket and Danny. The Howes' finches are chirping in the background.
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Day Four
Linda Howe and her grandchildren, Danny and Kricket Barnett, close their eyes to think about Milton during a counseling session with a grief counselor.
In this clip, you will hear a conversation between Linda and her daughter during a card game. Linda tells her daughter about Milt's behavior before their wedding day.
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Linda gathers her thoughts as she listens to Hospice counselor Patti Colligan during a grief counseling session at her home.
Linda taped these comments as she walked her dog Bear around her mobile home park. It was recorded before her husband's death. She describes how she and Milt used credit cards to supplement their income.
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