Late Husband’s Poker Buddies Help Dallas Widow Cope With Loss
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July 13, 2010 — “When you lose a loved one, you search for ways to keep his or her spirit alive … to hold on to the memories you shared. The woman you’re about to meet found a special way to do just that, as CBS News correspondent Steve Hartman explains.”
“Jo Anne Hughes is a 58-year-old widow from Dallas, Texas, with a story to tell about losing a spouse way too early — and that fine line you have to walk between moving on and never forgetting.”
“Her husband Russell died of prostate cancer back in 2004, at age 53. ‘Not very old,’ said Jo Anne.
“And yet to this day, Jo Anne still can’t bear to throw out his last pair of shoes - still has the jeans he wore the day before he went in the hospital. And most important of all, she still keeps his poker room just as it was.”
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