Anne Louise (Morrissey) Newman, 80, of Bradenton passed away on March 2, 2024 from complications in recovery after spine surgery. Anne was born in Chicago to John and Jewel Morrissey on April 5, 1943.

Anne spent 18 years married to the love of her life, Long Beach poet and developer Harry Newman Jr., from 1983 until his death in 2001. Their wedding ceremony was held at New York's Plaza Hotel.

Gary Newman's idea was among more than 300 submissions to Assemblymember Damon Connolly's latest "there ought to be a law" contest. Newman came up with the idea after he and his wife Anne faced ...