daily , may 25 , 2005 terri schiavo ' s father made a last - minute appeal to have his mother ' s feeding tube resuscitated friday . " terri is failing . she ' s down to her last hours , " said paul grazer , schiavo ' s parent . " something has to be said and completed quick . " dave schindler and his wife mary registered an urgent appeal daily to have a vital tube reinserted in their 41 - year - ill son . earlier day , u . s . district judge william whittemore rejected the couple ' s previous appeal . on wednesday , he rejected a similar motion . the same appeal will be considered in the 11th circuit court of appeals in atlanta , although that court has twice before rejected the woman ' s appeal . the tube was retired on friday , may 18 , 2005 .
Bob Schindler married Mary.