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They shared a heart, wife and the way they died
Cheryl Cottle married two men who shared the same heart, and both ended up committing suicide.
HILTON HEAD ISLAND (South Carolina): Cheryl Cottle married two men who shared the same heart, and both ended up committing suicide.
After Terry Cottle killed himself more than 12 years ago, his heart beat on in Sonny Graham. Graham was on the verge of congestive heart failure in 1995 when he received a call that a heart was available in Charleston, South Carolina.
Grateful for the transplant that saved his life, Graham wrote to thank the Cottle family in 1997.
Last week, the unexpected happened again, when 69-year-old Graham's life ended the same way Terry Cottle's did. On Tuesday, he took his own life at his home in Vidalia, Georgia.
From their previous marriages, the couple had six children and six grandchildren scattered across South Carolina and Georgia.
Cheryl Graham, now 39, has worked at several hospices in Vidalia. A telephone message left on Sunday at a listing for Cheryl and Graham in Vidalia was not immediately returned.
Sonny Graham's friends said he would be remembered for his willingness to help people. "Any time someone had a problem, the first reaction was, 'Call Sonny Graham'," said Bill Carson, Graham's friend for more than 40 years.
After Terry Cottle killed himself more than 12 years ago, his heart beat on in Sonny Graham. Graham was on the verge of congestive heart failure in 1995 when he received a call that a heart was available in Charleston, South Carolina.
Grateful for the transplant that saved his life, Graham wrote to thank the Cottle family in 1997.
Through that correspondence, he met Cheryl, then 28, his donor's widow. Then the unexpected happened - they fell in love, and they got married in 2004.
Last week, the unexpected happened again, when 69-year-old Graham's life ended the same way Terry Cottle's did. On Tuesday, he took his own life at his home in Vidalia, Georgia.
He was found with a single gunshot wound to the throat, said Greg Harvey, a special agent working on the case for the Georgia bureau of investigation. No foul play is suspected so far.
From their previous marriages, the couple had six children and six grandchildren scattered across South Carolina and Georgia.
Cheryl Graham, now 39, has worked at several hospices in Vidalia. A telephone message left on Sunday at a listing for Cheryl and Graham in Vidalia was not immediately returned.
Sonny Graham's friends said he would be remembered for his willingness to help people. "Any time someone had a problem, the first reaction was, 'Call Sonny Graham'," said Bill Carson, Graham's friend for more than 40 years.
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