In 2007, Leta Spatz and her husband, Frank Spatz Jr., were planning to move to Pensacola, Florida, where they meant to spend their retirement. But that year, Frank was diagnosed with melanoma, and nine months later he died.
Leta later moved to Pensacola on her own, and had a bench in a local park dedicated to him.
Twelve years later, she noticed a bouquet of yellow daisies on the bench.
These flowers led her to Gail McGill, who placed them there.
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Originally aired April 24, 2026 on NPR’s Morning Edition.