there was a psychological toll, too. olczyk felt he was letting down his family and friends, letting down nbc and letting down the blackhawks, for whom he regularly broadcasts games..
"he didn't want to leave," nunley said. "he just wanted to stay with her.".
for the next several days, with relatives keeping a constant vigil, robert held the hand of his wife, who was hooked up to an iv and lethargic from pain medication..
robert, from los angeles, had four children from a previous marriage when he met helen through friends in the early 1960s.