Thompson widow recalls final days

[truthpusher]

http://www.aspendailynews.com/articles.cfm?id=2

Thompson widow recalls final days
By Troy Hooper/Aspen Daily News Staff Writer

Gonzo journalist Hunter Stockton Thompson not only planned his suicide, he had been providing instructions on how he wanted his legacy preserved, his wife, Anita, said Thursday in her first public interview since his death.

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In recent months, Thompson, 67, had repeatedly talked of killing himself, she said, and had been issuing directives verbally and in writing of what he wanted done with his body, his unpublished work and his assets. His suicidal designs put an intense strain on their relationship, she said, but his motives were not rooted in desperation or fear -- he simply felt his time had come.

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Last weekend, Anita, who was working out at the Aspen Club & Spa, called Thompson, who asked her to come home so they could work on his weekly ESPN column. She said the two never said goodbye; rather, he placed the receiver beside his typewriter that sat on the kitchen counter, loaded his revolver, and pulled the trigger.

"I was on the phone with him, he set the receiver down and he did it. I heard the clicking of the gun," said the author's widow, adding that the clicking sounded as if he was striking the keys of his typewriter. She heard a loud, muffled noise in the background, but did not know what had happened. "I was waiting for him to get back on the phone." He never did.

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[hiley]

1. so sad

but beautiful at the same time. (the acts of love beforehand and his wife's actions now)