TB Lawyer Called 'Pillar' of Community

Jun 02, 2007 By GREG BLUESTEIN, Associated Press
TB Lawyer Called 'Pillar' of Community (AP)
In this image made from television and released by ABC News, Andrew Speaker, right and his wife Sarah are interviewed at National Jewish Medical and Research Center in Denver, Colo on "Good Morning America" aired Friday June 1, 2007. Speaker, 31, an Atlanta attorney quarantined with a dangerous strain of tuberculosis apologized to his fellow plane passengers and said he was told he wasn't contagious or a threat to anyone. (AP Photo/ABC News)

(AP) -- The story of how Andrew Speaker met his future bride still draws laughs from his friends.



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