--- title: Husband Passes Away, Sends His Wife Flowers Every Valentine's Day description: One woman got a huge surprise this Valentine’s Day when she received a bouquet of flowers from her husband who had recently passed away. canonical: https://time.com/3711433/flowers-valentines-day-jim-golay-dead/ author: Helen Regan article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-17T03:27:25.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-04T08:03:06.627Z og:title: Deceased Husband Sends Wife Flowers Every Valentine's Day og:description: He plotted with the local florist to remind her that she will always be loved. og:url: https://time.com/3711433/flowers-valentines-day-jim-golay-dead/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53a4b4a935a3da6a/69877f8a06f2c154e1333fe9/roses-valentines-day.jpg?branch=production&width=655&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 655 og:image:height: 368 og:image:alt: Close up of bouquet of roses og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Deceased Husband Sends Wife Flowers Every Valentine's Day twitter:description: He plotted with the local florist to remind her that she will always be loved. twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53a4b4a935a3da6a/69877f8a06f2c154e1333fe9/roses-valentines-day.jpg?branch=production&width=655&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # This Husband Passed Away But Arranged to Send His Wife Flowers Every Valentine's Day > Sponsored content. 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Brooklyn first graders write and read their valentines and describe the meaning of Valentines Day_ by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Feb 17, 2015 3:27 AM UTC  Close up of bouquet of roses Close up of bouquet of roses Jamie Grill—Tetra images RF/Getty Images by [Helen Regan](https://time.com/author/helen-regan/) ## Helen Regan Feb 17, 2015 3:27 AM UTC A devoted husband took romance to an ethereal level on Valentine’s Day by sending his wife a bouquet of flowers from beyond the grave. Jim Golay, from Casper, Wyo., was diagnosed with an inoperable brain tumor almost exactly one year ago. He wanted to make Valentine’s Day special for his wife but he knew he wasn’t going to be around for much longer, reports KCWY13. So before he died, Golay hatched a plan with the local florists to send Shelley Golay a bouquet of flowers each Valentine’s Day for the rest of her life, just to remind her how much he loved her. “He’s such an amazing man and he just can love beyond boundaries,” Shelley Golay said. “There is no boundaries with him, even in death. He’s just amazing.” The flowers arrived two days before Valentine’s Day. When Shelley saw they were from her deceased husband, she phoned the florists and found out about his eternal Valentine’s Day plan. \[[_KCWY13_](http://www.kcwy13.com/home/headlines/Husband-Sends-Valentines-Flowers-to-Wife-After-Death-292009551.html)\] _Read next:_ [_Watch a Husband Surprise His Wife With the One Thing She Always Wanted_](http://time.com/3692555/husband-surprises-wife-with-england-dream-vacation/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ## Transcript >> People give kisses and it's all wet. >> When like someone kiss you, you [ unk ]. >> Today, we're gonna be talking about Valentine's Day. It's a day where we get to celebrate all the important people in our lives and how much we care about them and love them and all the great things they do for us. You're gonna get to write a special Valentine for that special someone. Valentine's letters. Who are you gonna write to [ unk ]. I'm seeing lots of " I love you's" and " You're special to me ". All really nice things to write to a valentines. >> Told you. >> Dear Mom. >> Dear Mom. >> Dear Mom. >> Dear Michael Jackson, I know that you are a pop star. -[ unk ] >> Valentine's Day is a holiday about love. >> Mean you love someone? >> That means when they [ unk ] someone [ unk ]. >> Well, I've done it first. >> Nice, loud, clear voice. >> You keep me safe. You buy me anything I want. I am [ unk ] hug you. -[ unk ] you kiss me [ unk ] you will always love me in the heart. You are my best mother. >> Do I need to [ unk ]. >> Dad, you are special to me. From [ unk ]. >> Happy Valentine's Day! >> Good job everyone. [ unk ] a Valentine? >> Me. >> We all did. >> Better is with a computer. >> Computer. >> Computer. >> I'll send email. >> Paper is not digital. It's just paper. You can just do it on the computer. It doesn't make it sloppy. >> You can love whoever's in your family even your Auntie. 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