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Company turning departed loved ones into diamonds

Published in Oncology Business Week, November 14th, 2004

Betty Clark's hands shook as she slid the ring over her knuckle, her eyes welling with tears as she stared at the gold-colored diamond poised on top of a wide gold band.

"I've waited quite a while for this," she said, her voice trembling.

More than 8 months have passed since Clark, 81, lost her husband of 58 years; Tom Clark died on Valentine's Day after a 2-year battle with cancer. But recently, she got a little piece of him back, literally.

The yellow diamond a Fort Myers, Florida, jeweler and a Punta Gorda funeral director brought to Clark's home in North Fort Myers was created from carbon extracted from her dead husband's...

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Source: Oncology Business Week (2004-11-14)

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