CHANGE OF PLANS: TERRI SCHIAVO BURIED LOCALLY BUT MICHAEL KEEPS THE LAST WORD

Terri Schiavo was finally buried Monday in a Clearwater cemetary, but the storm surrounding her continues on.

Husband Michael Schiavo has previously said that Terri would be interred in their native Pennsylvania, but in an unexpected change of direction he had her remains buried in Sylvan Abbey Memorial Park. Her parents, Bob and Mary Schindler, had wanted her buried locally and were relieved that Michael did not follow through on his vow to bury her out of state.

But Michael still gets the last word, as his wife's grave marker shows.

Noted as a "BELOVED WIFE", the marker shows "DEPARTED THIS EARTH FEBRUARY 25, 1990", which was actually the day she collapsed into what would be a "persistant vegatative state". She actually died March 31, nearly two weeks after a tube which provided her nutrition was removed. It was the climax of a seven year legal battle between Michael and the Schindlers. The marker does note "AT PEACE MARCH 31, 2005. I KEPT MY PROMISE".

The Schindlers' attorney, David Gibbs, calls the grave marker "a slap in the face" to the parents, and "insulting to the family".