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Tom Rose, 85, wipes a tear from his eye while reminiscing about his wife who passed away. The two were married for 60 years, and Tom continues to struggle over her loss.<br> Correspondence between Tom and his wife Mary from WWII sits tied together in an upstairs bedroom. The two were dating when Tom left for the war and married promptly upon his return.<br> Tom visits his wife's grave at the cemetery on Union Street. He visits her grave a few times a month. She is buried next to her family, and Tom will share the plot upon his passing.<br> Curtains hang in the dining room of Tom's farm house. Mary's bed had to be moved to the dining room after she could no longer use the stairs.<br> Tom naps on the pullout couch in the living room of his farm house on Caananville Road. He has not been able to sleep in the upstairs bedroom he once shared with his wife Mary since her passing. <br> Tom's bed sheets lay wrinkled after he tossed and turned throughout the night. He says he doesn't sleep well and sometimes falls out of his bed when he has nightmares.<br> Tom walks towards the house after a day on the farm.<br> A plate with a picture of corn hangs on the wall. Tom used to farm corn and now leases out most of his land for other farmers to use.<br> Tom looks at himself in the bathroom mirror while putting on deodorant after a day of working on the farm.<br> Personal effects lay on the bathrrom counter as Tom dresses for the day.<br> Tom stands in the bedroom he once shared with his wife. <br> A crack grows above the door to the kitchen. Tom grew up in the farmhouse he now lives in alone and once shared with his wife.<br> Tom recalls memories of his wife. "She was beautiful, just beautiful, like a model," said Tom. "She used to work in New York you know."<br> Tom's empty shoes sit next to his chair in the living room while he watches TV.<br>
