---"Incidentally, the manner in which the Schindler family was made aware that Michael was engaged to another woman while still married to Terri was receiving the obituary of Michael’s mother, Claire Schiavo, when she died in 1997.
In part of the obituary it was stated that Claire Schiavo is survived by Michael Schiavo and his fiancée Jodi Centzone. There was no mention of Michael Schiavo’s wife, Terri.
This happened once again in 2001 when Michael Schiavo's father passed away. While Jodi Centzone was mentioned as Michael’s fiancée, there was no mentioning of Michael’s current wife, Terri.
Note: Michael Schiavo did testify that he was in fact engaged to marry Jodi Centzone once his wife has passed away.
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If this is true, I have to place some blame - in a tactical sense - on the Schindlers. Why didn't they go on a big PR campaign a long time ago to shout this outrageous information from the rooftops? They should have gone to every editorial board of every newspaper in the state, raised money to buy newspaper ads, etc. As it is, this information even now is only getting out in a very haphazard way - - - I'd never heard it before your post. What this claim - if true - shows is that Michael didn't consider Terri his wife as long ago as the late 90s. Most people haven't been informed of this --- and I have to blame the Schindlers for a lousy PR effort. (I sympathize with theri cause, but with they had done a lot more -- in a much more professional way -- to promote it)