>> it didn't really matter because she had the car is ma -- >> yeah. >> -- to kind of pull off anything. >> reporter: t.j. became tight with ann in high school and one day, the two of them pulled off a ferris bueller spectacular, skipping school, road-tripping all the way from springfield to new york city in her mother's car. they were 16. t.j., that's a hooky day. >> i know. i think that we were try -- >> reporter: that's not just going to the movies or hanging out. >> no, no, no. it was a big deal. however, we ended up getting caught 'cause ann left the -- ticket for the george washington bridge in the car. she was impulsive like that. >> reporter: when she settled into a career, the bright lights she went for were atop an ambulance. she became a paramedic. that was another thing about ann, she wasn't all look-at-me in the spotlight. she wanted to serve, too. >> she liked helping people. so i'm not surprised that she