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Schindlers not in room at moment of death
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
The feud between Terri Schiavo’s parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, and their son-in-law continued even after her death: The Schindlers’ spiritual advisers said the couple had been at their daughter’s besides minutes before the end came, but were not there at the moment of her death because Michael Schiavo did not want them in the room.
”And so his heartless cruelty continues until this very last moment,” said the Rev. Frank Pavone. He added: ”This is not only a death, with all the sadness that brings, but this is a killing, and for that we not only grieve that Terri has passed but we grieve that our nation has allowed such an atrocity as this and we pray that it will never happen again.”
David Gibbs III, a lawyer for the Schindlers, said: ”This is indeed a sad day for the nation, for the family. … God loves Terri more than they do. She is at peace.”
Michael Schiavo’s attorney, George Felos, announced the death but had no immediate comment beyond that.
Schiavo, 41, died quietly at 9:05 a.m. in a Pinellas Park. Fla., hospice 13 days after her feeding tube was removed despite extraordinary intervention by Florida lawmakers, Congress and President Bush � efforts that were rebuffed at every turn by the courts.
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