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. and i remember we hung up and we blew a kiss over the phone like we used to when i was ten and we hadn t in years and i thought that was cute. and when the weekend of family and football was over, it was monday, november 28th. and lucky for tom, the new york giants were on tv. he stayed up and watched the football game, a giants football game.
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 and no beating around the bush, just said, your dad is dead. and i just everything was a blur. i mean, words like, heart attack, and, aneurism, kept flying at me and none of it was registering. it was just utter heartbreak. the three of us stood together hugging and then collapsed onto the floor.
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 relationship made in giants heaven after that? oh, absolutely. they were a blended family. his, mine and ours as they like to call it. linda had a daughter who lived with her and tom while tom s two kids from his first marriage lived in colorado, brad and
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 attack and aneurysm kept coming.
and someone s got a wedding gown on. the only guests were linda s parents and tom s mom and dad, marie and tom senior. did they seem like a good match? they fit. i think they fit, yeah. both had kids from a previous marriages, but a few years later, they welcomed a child of their own, ryan. he would say all along through the pregnancy, i don t care if the girl or boy, i ll love it either way. you know, but i kinda 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. really happy. did you immediately see a relationship made in giants heaven after that? oh absolutely. they were a blended family his, mine and ours as they liked to call it. linda had a daughter who lived with her and tom. while, tom s two kids from his 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