Kathleen Russo is the widow of Spalding Gray. I heard a remarkable conversation between her and her daughter, Gray's step-daughter, about Gray's disappearance and suicide a decade ago.
I know many men and women who would call Gray's action selfish, thoughtless, irrational. Not this widow and step-daughter! To them, what he did was a logical extension of his world view and creative work. They felt blessed to have had as much time with him as they did!
I about fell out of bed, hearing this. They must have had as great a marriage as any I've heard of. She actually understood him.
I know many men and women who would call Gray's action selfish, thoughtless, irrational. Not this widow and step-daughter! To them, what he did was a logical extension of his world view and creative work. They felt blessed to have had as much time with him as they did!
I about fell out of bed, hearing this. They must have had as great a marriage as any I've heard of. She actually understood him.
