51 Years Loving A Man Named Sissy

Death, Sex & Money

Slate Audio

Careers, Sexuality, Business, Health & Fitness, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.6 • 7.7K Ratings

🗓️ 11 November 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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We remember Sissy Goodwin, the Wyoming man who believed in and fought for gender independence. Sign up for our newsletter at deathsexmoney.org/newsletter, and every Wednesday we'll send you podcast listening recommendations, listener letters from our inbox and updates from the show. Follow our show on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @deathsexmoney. Got a story to share? Email us any time at deathsexmoney@wnyc.org. Support Death, Sex & Money today at deathsexmoney.org/donate. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	We were a lucky loving couple.
0:05.0	It was magical.
0:07.0	It's still magical.
0:08.0	I mean, his spirit is still with me.
0:10.0	His spirit is still with our children.
0:12.0	This is Death, Sex, and Money.
0:19.0	The show from WNYC about the things we think about a lot
0:23.0	and need to talk about more.
0:26.0	I'm in a sale.
0:28.0	Today is Veterans Day.
0:38.0	And we're remembering a Vietnam War veteran we had on the show last year.
0:42.0	Sissy Goodwin.
0:44.0	Some evenings I'll be sitting watching TV and it just feels odd.
0:49.0	You know, he's not there.
0:53.0	And there's so many good and wonderful memories that I have.
1:01.0	That's Vicki Goodwin, Sissy's wife of 51 years.
1:06.0	Sissy died on March 7th from brain cancer.
1:09.0	I called Vicki last week at home in Douglas, Wyoming.
1:13.0	I could hear Chimes tinkling in the background as we talked.
1:16.0	Sissy bought those chains for me years and years ago for birthday press or something.
1:22.0	But they're wonderful reminder of him.
1:27.0	It sounds like an angel in the background.
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