After a year or 2 of letting me buy her presents my ex wife started taking me to the store and pointing . Then she quizzed me later to make sure I didn't forget.
According to the Wall Street Journal and New York Times, Chuck had fallen off a horse, and broken two ribs, two days before the flight. He and his wife were racing horses, and he crashed into a fence.
I'd put more faith in the story HE told before I believed the WSJ.