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romance with his wife. the two converted to mormonism together when they married. she had a pair of levis that looked so good. it s true. reporter: in january 2015, reid, a workout addict who ran numerous marathons, had a brutal exercise accident that left him severely bruised and blind in one eye. it cemented his decision to retire. a few years later, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. the effects of chemo made it hard for him to walk. we went to see him in las vegas. that s one of my keepsakes from donald trump. never any complaints. i m doing fine. i m busy. i work quite hard. reporter: reid was an unlikely political leader in today s media age. soft spoken and gaffe prone. but he played the inside game like no one could. i didn t make it in life because my athletic prowess.
i try to do that with everybody. reporter: reid also inspired fierce loyalty from many of his long time aides as well as fellow senators. not all out of fear, but affection. he often told colleagues he loved them, even in public. i love you, john kerry. reporter: he had a story book romance with wife landra, his high school sweetheart. the two converted to mormonism together when they married. man, it looked so good. reporter: that s amazing. it is true. reporter: in january 2015, reid, a workout addict who ran numerous marathons, had a brutal exercise accident that left him severely bruised and blind in one eye. it cemented his decision to retire. a few years later he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. the effects of chemo made it hard for him to walk. we went to see him in las vegas. that s one of my keepsakes from donald trump. reporter: never any complaints. i m doing fine. i m busy.
reporter: he had a story book romance with his wife, his high school sweetheart. the two converted to mormonism together when they married. she had a pair of levis. man, that looked so good. that s amazing. but it s true. reporter: in january 2015, reid, a workout addict who ran numerous marathons, had a brutal exercise accident that left him severely bruised and blind in one eye. is cemented his decision to retire. a few years later, he was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. the effects of chemo made it hard for him to walk. we went to see him in las vegas. that s one of my keepsakes from donald trump. reporter: never any complaints. i m doing fine. i m busy. i work quite hard. reporter: reid was an unlikely political leader in today s media age. soft-spoken and gaffe prone. but he played inside game like no one could. i didn t make it in life
In what is being referred to as an unusual move, a high-profile member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints is leaving—and making it publicly known that he's.