>> melinda had been head of her own public relations business, a firm she sold in 1989, but she still continued her career. >> i sit as a board member of a bank and still represent a number of clients that are, i guess, holdover from my company in new york. >> ron worked in investment banking and was head of corporate finance at his firm. in 1996, melinda gave birth to their son, reece. ron loved being a father and a weekend baseball coach. then in february 1999, 3-year-old reese developed what seemed like a flu. >> he started having some respiratory problems.