Key Players In The Terri Schiavo Case

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

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)

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

Gov. Jeb Bush

Jeb Bush

Position: then-governor of Florida


Law School: University of Texas


Expertise: Public Education Reform


Sided With: the Schindlers