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EPISODE · Feb 14, 2025 · 18 MIN

Edwardsville man remembers his greatest love on first Valentine’s Day without her

from St. Louis on the Air

For his first Valentine’s Day without his best friend and wife Aida Audia, recent widower Jeff Topal talks about his relationship with “the love of my life”: how they met, what they built and shared in health and through Aida’s illness, and what made their 45-year marriage so special. This conversation grew out of an exchange that first took place at a 2025 St. Louis Public Radio listening session in Collinsville, Illinois.

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Edwardsville man remembers his greatest love on first Valentine’s Day without her

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For his first Valentine’s Day without his best friend and wife Aida Audia, recent widower Jeff Topal talks about his relationship with “the love of my life”: how they met, what they built and shared in health and through Aida’s illness, and what...

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