Terri Schiavo's father dies in Fla. at 71

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"ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (AP) — The father of Terri Schiavo, who became a national symbol in a closely watched right-to-die fight, died Saturday in Florida. Robert Schindler was 71.

Schindler, a tireless activist through years of legal wrangling, died from heart failure at a hospital in St. Petersburg. Terri Schiavo, who courts ruled was in a "persistent vegetative state," died in 2005 after the feeding tube that had nourished her for years was removed according to her husband's wishes.

"I am heartbroken over the loss of my father and yet I know at this moment he is rejoicing with my sister, Terri," his daughter, Bobby Schindler, said Saturday in a statement.

Schiavo's heart stopped in 1990 but her family insisted she wanted to live and could be helped with therapy. Schiavo was able to breathe on her own but relied on a feeding and hydration tube to live..."

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-08-29-schiavo-father-obit_N.htm?csp=34