POLK COUNTY, Fla. (WFLA) — William Henderson said his father loved Italian food, traveling and telling stories.
“I will never be able to hear any more of his tall tales,” Henderson said. “I will never get the chance to introduce him to my future children. I will never be able to call him, to talk to him or ask him for help.”
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Henderson and other family members addressed jurors in court Monday on behalf of David and Edie Yates Henderson, a former Lakeland city commissioner . The couple was also active in the business world, with plans to renovate the Terrace Hotel in downtown Lakeland.
“Edie had a brilliant mind, very smart, very competent,” said Rev. Bill Yates, Edie Yates Henderson’s brother.
“There are daily reminders and triggers that remind us of what happened and it’s been a daily struggle to remember our parents as they lived not as they died,” said Todd Baylis, Edie Yates Henderson’s son.