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The Gift That Keeps on Giving

Steve Schulte of Lincoln, Neb., wrote a sweet tribute to his wife — “you are my blessing, my inspiration, my motivation, my love. May you shine in peace knowing that your life is eternal and that a mansion is being prepared for you.” — and had it run in the Lincoln Journal Star newspaper for her birthday. In the obituary section. “People were trying to find my body,” says Diana Schulte, 39, about the dozens of telephone calls from worried friends and neighbors. “I had to keep telling them, ‘Yeah, I’m alive’.” Steve admits “it was a male tunnel vision thing,” while Diana retorts “a little disclaimer would have been nice.” (AP) ...That, and some details about the divorce.


Publication Date: 25 March 2001

This story is in True's book collection, Volume 7.