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Vol. I · No. 1Prolonging the Slow Death of NewspapersEst. 2026

To See Her Married

dying wish

Erin Sullivan: NEW PORT RICHEY — As they walked through the hospital parking lot to see her dying father, Josh Cunha stopped and bent down on one knee. He had a diamond ring.



"I'm sorry this isn't the most romantic place," he said. "But it feels like the right one."



Jeannette Brown said yes, as she had before when he proposed three years ago. That time, it was Valentine's Day and she was eight months pregnant with their son, Ethan. He asked for her hand in marriage as they watched him on an ultrasound.



Jeannette wanted a wedding, but soon they were dealing with a newborn baby and then she got pregnant again with another boy, Evan. She quit her job teaching preschool to be a…

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