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>> unusual, you know walking through a casino. and someone has a wedding count on. >> the only guests where linda's parents and tom's mom and dad, marie and tom senior. >> did they seem like a good match? >> i think they fit, i think they fit. >> both tom and linda had kids from their previous marriages, but a few years later, they welcomed a child of their own. ryan. >> he would say all along throughout the pregnancy, i don't care if it's a girl or boy i will love it either way. i knew deep down he wanted a boy. and so when he was delivered, and he saw it was a boy. he cried, he was so happy....

First marriage lived in colorado, brad and daughter jillian. >> i grew up knowing that my step-siblings were my siblings. it never felt not normal, you know? it felt like at dad's house, that was my house. >> and despite the distance, tom was very close to his oldest kids. >> i was a daddy's girl, definitely, no doubt about that he always made sure that whenever brad and i were in town that we would have fun. like we -- we wouldn't just, you know, be sitting around. we always had fun plans. >> jillian and her dad talked on the phone all the time. thanksgiving weekend 2011 was no exception. >> ...

Some of the close friends. >> there were so many people to tell -- tom's siblings broke the news to his parents. >> when i came home at 3:00, all my children were at my house. they were told that it looked like a cardiac event and he didn't survive it. but we just couldn't believe it. >> why didn't you believe it? >> well, he was always in good shape, exercised and everything. all right, he's a little overweight. but still, he tried to, you know, he was -- he was healthy. >> his daughter jillian and son brad, found out from their mom, michele - tom's ex-wife. >> she just looked at both of us a...

>> yep. it was beautiful. flowers, music, really beautiful. >> it was unusual. they're walking through a casino and someone has a wedding gown on. >> the only guests were linda's parents and tom's mom and dad mari yerks and tom jr. both had kids from their previous marriages, but a few years later, they welcomed a child of their own, ryan. >> he would say all along in the pregnancy, i don't care if it is a girl or boy. but i know deep down he kind of wanted a boy. so when he was delivered and he saw it was a boy, he cried. he was so happy. really happy. >> did you immediately see a relationshi...

They were told that it looked like a cardiac event, and he didn't survive it. but we just couldn't believe it. >> why didn't you believe it? >> because he was always in good shape. exercised and everything. he was overweight, but still, he tried. he was healthy. >> his daughter gillian and son brad found out from their mom michelle. >> i heard my mom come in and she was in tears. i came downstairs and brad was there and she was struggling to compose herself, and she just looked at both of us and no beating around the bush, just said, your dad is dead. everything is a blur. words like heart att...