Posted on 01/21/2006 2:03:21 PM PST by amdgmary
They might have done this years ago, but he already had a wife.
Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze applied for a marriage license in Pinellas County on Friday. She listed her last marriage as ending in divorce on March 29, 1989. He listed his as ending in death on March 31, 2005.
Their relationship has long been a curious sidenote in the national right-to-die case of Michael's first wife, Terri Schiavo, who was in a persistent vegetative state for 15 years.
Michael Schiavo, 42, has called Jodi Centonze his fiancee for at least six years, relatives said. They live together and have two young children. For years Jodi has been the other woman, the target of death threats and scorn. Michael always had Terri, and his famous legal fight to let her go.
That ended in March, when Terri's feeding tube was removed against the wishes of her parents, many in the religious community and the Florida legislature.
Michael Schiavo and Jodi Centonze have had a relatively quiet life since Terri's death.
Family members confirmed Friday the Pinellas County marriage license, but would not reveal details of the upcoming wedding, saying they hoped to keep media attention to a minimum.
"I know it's going to be big news when it happens," said Jodi's brother John Centonze. "I've even had the (National) Enquirer contact me offering me money to give them pictures if they got married. Five grand just for a picture of my sister and they didn't care how old it was."
He said he hopes the wedding will be a step toward normalcy.
Michael Schiavo's brother Brian was more coy. "What wedding?" he said. "I have to call them and find out why I haven't been invited."
John Centonze said the wedding will take place sometime before his sister's 41st birthday on Valentine's Day. He said he hasn't rented a tuxedo yet because "it's too early."
Jodi Centonze was in Michael Schiavo's life before the lawsuits and the cameras.
The two met in a dentist's office and began a relationship about 11 years ago. Terri was already in a nursing home. She had collapsed in 1990, likely from a potassium imbalance.
Then came the split between Michael and his in-laws, followed by eight years of litigation. Michael said he had given up on Terri's chances of recovering and had promised not to keep her alive by artificial means. Bob and Mary Schindler accused their son-in-law of trying to kill their daughter so he could keep money from a malpractice settlement.
The case reached the Florida Legislature, the U.S. Supreme Court, Congress, the White House, the Vatican and the national conscience. Protesters outside Terri's hospice in Pinellas Park held signs that said, "Michael don't plan the wedding yet, we still have hope!" and "Arrest Mike for bigamy."
Friends and relatives say Michael Schiavo told them then that Terri was his first love and the only woman he called his wife.
The marriage license is valid for 60 days.
If I could ask Schiavo one question, it would be 'exactly when did Terri tell you she wouldn't want to live this way? I believe you got in excess of a million dollars in the early 90's by convincing a court room that Terri WOULD want to live. Has she spoken to you in the interim?' Sadly, no one has asked this question. Jodi Centonze would do well to watch her back. I have no empathy for either of these disgusting people. I also believe that Michael had a hand in Terri's initial collapse and had many in the medical community help him cover his actions.
Not many of the responses here even remotely resemble "Christian."
White wedding gown? Oh BARF!!!!!!!!
Ok, I have an issue with calling children bastard children. I see the children of HINO and Jodi as innocent victims in this. They didn't ask to have parents like this. My oldest son I had out of wedlock walked down the isle at my wedding as the ring bearer and so I take a bit offense in calling innocent children bastard children.
As for Jodi, I hope she sees what kind of man HINO is and gets her and the kids out of there before she becomes his victim as well. She is one nieve stupid woman!
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Thanks for the reminder of the Spanish heritage. I knew all that, but forgot. My 17 years here in Ohio must have started growing on me. Here, if it is a Spanish name, it is pretty much a Spanish-only community with the pastor speaking fluent Spanish. I should have known better.
You sound as if you're very familiar with the parish, since you know the name of the pastor, and some other little tidbits. Are you from Safety Harbor? You seem very familiar with the area, or at least Florida in general.
It is very hard to be Christian to a man you hold with such contempt. I'm sure we could all do a little better.
It is Michael's and Jodi's children that I pray for most. They are innocent in all this. They will always carry the stigma of the Schiavo family name.
Sorry, no offense intended. I used the term in the old, literal way, "born out of wedlock." The parents are the guilty parties and to the parents goes the opprobrium. I agree (and think everyone agrees) that the child is innocent.
I believe there are a couple of Pacific islands named "Espiritu Santu," with a "u" on the end. One is off the Baja coast, the other that I know of is near Guadalcanal and was the scene of a grim (for our side) naval battle in WWII. The spelling "Espiritou Santo" is also used, which looks as if it might be a French version.
She may also be simply greedy, for MRS stands to make a fortune on his national liberal popularity.
I'm no romance linguist but I scratched my head at that "Espiritu Santo" when I saw it. To my untrained eye, it looks as if the adjective does agree with the noun. Maybe some others would like to jump in and 'splain this stuff :-)
Allergy season.
Oops... #96 does NOT agree
No problem, bigons, lol!
Nobody has ever shown that it was an accident. The evidence suggests domestic violence.
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