*The husband of Judge Lynn Toler has passed away at age 71.
Lynn posted about the death of her spouse Eric Mumford on Instagram. She shared a photo of them together along with the caption: “Eric Mumford BigE January 1, 1951 – December 23, 2022. I am in a million pieces.”
Lynn did not specify his cause of death. Check out her post below.
According to Distractify, Eric met Lynn in 1986. Per the outlet, “Eric was already a parent to four children from his previous marriage at that time, but Lynn took them in as her own.” The couple shares two children of their own.
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In a 2012 op-ed for The Huffington Post, Lynn got candid about their relationship, writing:
Once we married, however, every time E didn’t get his way it was another drop in a bucket of sacrifices that was already full. By being willing to give me the children I sought — which, when you think about it, is huge — he took everything else off the table. Any desire I had that didn’t match his got me a little static. That would all have been well and good had I responded correctly. Though E was just ordinary, everyday annoyed about things, I didn’t see it that way. Even the mildest objection he raised prompted that voice in the back of my head to say, “Shut it down; it could go bad.” So instead of engaging in any meaningful exchange, I capitulated, repeatedly.
As The Shade Room reports, ahead of announcing the death of her husband, Toler shared an inspirational message for the new year. She wrote: “Love survives loss. Beats the crap out of you in the moment, but good #love is worth great pain.I wish you well. I hope you have a love the echoes forever in your heart and #family (thought they tend to work your nerves) that surrounds and grounds you. Give them all the #grace that YOU need from them.”
