curtis knew his awful day was about to get worse. not the least, he had four children ranging from 4 to 12 to look after. how do you them the children? >> that was -- i think to this day that is the most difficult thing i have ever had to do. i believe i called the schools and let them know that i would be on my way. >> reporter: lindsay the only girl, was the eldest of the lovelace kids. >> i remember being at school. i remember getting a call from the office that i was getting picked up and in my mind i thought, oh, maybe my mom went to the hospital. she didn't feel good the day prior, maybe she had to go to the hospital. it's fine. >> once inside the office, her father broke the news. >> told me my father had died. i remember then on my world crashing down. >> did you say what had happened? what's going on? >> i'm sure i asked what had