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Behind doors, Bo showed caring side

Coach cherished family and friends, always kept mementos of good times close by

Updated: November 17, 2011, 2:21 PM ET
By Chantel Jennings | WolverineNation
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Cathy Schembechler pulled into the driveway and began to cry. From the car to the house she walked alone, gripping a wine cork that she had found tucked behind the notepads and pens in her late husband's desk drawer.

It had been a long day, and those who had been with Cathy were now sitting at the table waiting to begin a late dinner.

Jim Brandstatter broke the silence. "Can you believe he kept those message slips from Dick Calderazzo or that card from Steve Everitt?"

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