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By Greg Hern

Filmmaker Shane Bitney Crone lost the love of his life in 2011.

He and Tom Bridegroom had been together for six years when Tom died in a fall. They owned a business and a home together but could not get married.

Shane’s grief over losing Tom was compounded by the heartless actions of Tom’s homophobic family who threatened Shane with violence if he tried to attend the funeral and made no mention of Shane in the funeral program.

They tried to erase Shane from Tom’s life.

But Shane has made sure that will never happen with this heart-wrenching video It Could Happen to You. We see video and photos of this couple enjoying their life together to the fullest – a lot of laughter.

Shane writes: “It has been said that sharing personal stories is one of the most effective ways to change people’s hearts and minds. This is my story and I hope you are inspired to share it with others.”

By Greg Hernandez