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Key Players In The Schiavo Case

By MATTHEW GRAYSON

The Tampa Tribune

Published: August 7, 2008

THE CASE

Terri Schiavo suffered heart failure in 1990 at the age of 26, lapsing into a persistent vegetative state. Her husband said she told him she would not want to live like that. Her parents felt otherwise. What followed was the nation's most bitter right-to-die dispute, invoking the courts, the president and even the pope.

THE PLAYERS

Terri Schiavo, patient

Terri Schiavo

Born: Dec. 3, 1963 in Lower Moreland Township, Penn.

Died: March 31, 2005 in Pinellas Park, Fla. at age 41

Occupation: Insurance Clerk

Spouse: Michael Schiavo

Parents: Bob and Mary Schindler

Siblings: Bobby Schindler, Suzanne Vitadamo

Michael Schiavo, Terri's husband

Michael Schiavo

Born: April 3, 1963 in Levitttown, PA

Occupation: Registered Nurse

Spouses: Jodi Centonze, Terri Schiavo (deceased)

Books: "Terri: The Truth" (2006)

Mary Schindler, Terri's mother

Mary Schindler

Occupation: Co-founder, The Terri Schindler Schiavo Foundation

Children: Terri Schiavo, Bobby Schindler, Suzanne Vitadamo

Books: "A Life That Matters: The Legacy of Terri Schiavo - A Lesson for Us All" (2006)

Bob Schindler

Bob Schindler, Terri's father

George Felos, attorney

George Felos

Client: Michael Schiavo

Law School: Boston University

Expertise: Right-to-die cases

Books: "Litigation as Spiritual Practice" (2002)

David Gibbs, attorney

David Gibbs

Client: Bob and Mary Schindler

Law School: Duke University

Expertise: Christian Rights and church rights

Books: "Fighting for Dear Life: The Untold Story of Terri Schiavo and What It Means for All of Us" (2006)

Judge George Greer

George Greer

Position: Pinellas Circuit Judge

Law School: University of Florida

Expertise: Zoning and land use real estate law

Ruled: in favor of Michael Schiavo