'To see her smile just once more': Mary Tyler Moore's widower shares his grief over her death... after it emerges there were multiple 911 calls for 'domestic incidents' to their home
She was an icon and loved by thousands around the world but to him she was just Mary.
Mary Tyler Moore's husband Robert Levine has paid tribute to his late wife after losing her to complications from her life long battle with diabetes and pneumonia.
The doctor told People that his life is now empty without the 80-year-old.
'I can't believe she is gone': Mary Tyler Moore's husband Robert Levine has paid tribute to his late wife (pictured 2011)
Levine, 62, told the magazine: 'I can't believe she is gone.
'Mary was my life, my light, my love. The emptiness I feel without her with me is without bottom.
'She was a force of nature who fiercely defended her autonomy even as her health was failing. Mary was fearless, determined and wilful. If she felt strongly about something or that there was a truth to be told, she would do it, no matter the con sequences.'
Levine - who was 18 years Mary's junior - told the magazine he would do anything to see his wife of 33 years again.
'She was kind, genuine, approachable and humble. And she had that smile. Oh, to see her smile that smile, just once more.
Spoke of his love: The doctor (seen here with his late wife) said, 'Mary was my life, my light, my love. The emptiness I feel without her with me is without bottom'
'My sadness is only tempered by the remarkable outpouring of good wishes, tributes, and personal ''Mary stories'' told, with heart, by those touched by her grace. As long as we all remember her, talk about her, share our stories about her, and what she meant to us, her light will never go out.'
The sitcom legend, who paved the way for women in television and starred in the The Mary Tyler Moore Show, died last Wednesday at Greenwich Hospital of a heart attack brought on by pneumonia and diabetes, her death certificate reveals at age 80.
Friend Bernadette Peters also spoke to the magazine of the couple's love.
Peters said: 'They cared about each other more than everything [and Levine] took phenomenal care of Mary. He would never let anything happen to her.'
Hers and Levine's words of love come as it was revealed that Mary had struggled both with her health and her marriage towards the end of his lie.
The actress' final years were rocked by a string of medical and domestic emergencies according to police reports reviewed by DailyMail.com.
'Sadly, Mary had battled a myriad number of medical problems for years that were only getting worse and which forced her to become a shut-in,' a well-connected Greenwich neighbor of the star told DailyMail.com.
And now, call summary reports from the Greenwich Police Department create a disturbing picture of Mary's last few turbulent years.
Sad end: The star's final years were rocked by a string of medical and domestic emergencies involving her husband of 33 years. Pictured, the couple together in 2008
The reports indicate there had been multiple 911 calls made from Mary's $8 million back-country Connecticut estate, dating back to May 2012. In 2016, the calls became even more frequent.
In addition to her deteriorating health, in January 2014, Mary's marriage to cardiologist Robert, her much younger third husband, appeared to be troubled amid two stunning 911 calls, placed just days apart.
Both were classified as a 'domestic incidents' and each time had police racing up the winding drive of the couple's gated mansion.
The first of the two calls, on the evening of January 19, says under call remarks that 'wife [Mary Tyler Moore] states her estranged husband is refusing to leave house. She states he co-owns the home but normally does not reside there. [Responding police] states housekeeper is present.'
911 calls: Police reports indicate there had been multiple 911 calls made from Mary's $8 million back-country estate, dating back to May 2012. In 2016, the calls became even more frequent
Iconic: Fresh-faced Mary in her TV sitcom heyday and in one of the last pictures taken of her in 2013. Police reports from as far back as 2012, indicate that Mary fell multiple times, and in one instance suffered a possible broken shoulder and had very weak, shallow breathing
The narrative goes on to say that the incident was nonviolent, no weapons were found and no restraining orders were issued. The report continues: 'Due to lack of medication Moore was confused and disoriented. Medication was given by the aid [sic] and Moore was calmed and put into bed for the evening.'
Then, just four days later on January 23, three police units rushed to the couple's home yet again. They encountered a 'verbal dispute' between Mary and her husband, according to the officers' report.
Police said Levine made a 'vail [veiled] threat' as he left the house and drove away in his car. No restraining orders were issued and neither Levine nor Mary were found to be under the influence.
Sad loss: Mary died last Wednesday at Greenwich Hospital of a heart attack after complications from diabetes and pneumonia at age 80. Her grave site now sits at Oak Lawn Cemetery in Fairfield, Connecticut
Friends of the couple say that the domestic incidents were an anomaly, caused by medication prescribed after she had brain surgery leaving her prone to hallucinations and confusion and that Levine was devoted to his wife.
The couple's representative declined to comment on the story.
Levine, 62, was listed as the 'reporting party' on both of those domestic calls.
On two consecutive days in May 2015, police and EMS were called again to the Moore estate.
Number of incidents: Police responded to domestic incidents between Mary and Levine in 2014. One report describes the scene as, 'wife [Mary Tyler Moore] states her estranged husband is refusing to leave house. ' Above Mary and Levine together in 1980
On May 30, the partially redacted narrative reads: 'Medics were there yesterday for an incident.' The day before, the remarks were 'unknown female [word redacted] is unconscious/breathing at this time requesting evaluation.'
Other police reports, from as far back as 2012, indicate that Mary fell multiple times, and in one instance suffered a possible broken shoulder and had very weak, shallow breathing.
One report states that she 'had hip surgery two weeks prior to a possible infection that put her in a state of semi-consciousness'.
Official report: Police called to the home in 2014 said Levine made a 'vail [veiled] threat' as he left the house and drove away in his car. Pictured, Levine at Mary's funeral on Monday
In addition to having suffered from type 1 diabetes for four decades, among several other injuries and health issues, sources say the beloved actress had risky surgery in May of 2011 to remove a benign brain tumor.
She had also reportedly lost most of her vision - a side effect of her diabetes.
'In the last months of her life she had pretty much been bedridden,' another source close to the family said. 'And in the rare times she did get up she was confined to a wheelchair.'
Mary, who battled alcoholism, had little family left when the end came. Her only child, a son, Richie Meeker, tragically died at age 24 in 1980, from a self-inflicted accidental gunshot wound.
'Mary was blessed with immense talent and fortune during her storied life,' says the friend and neighbor. 'But when the end came she had no immediate family by her bedside outside of her husband.
'All that money and fame did little for her as she came down the homestretch in terms of it having provided a life filled with good health and happiness, especially in her twilight years.
'And then, when she took her final breath, she didn't even have the comfort of a child or sibling's reassuring hand gently holding hers as she slipped away to the other side.'
Just the two of them: 'Mary was blessed with immense talent and fortune during her storied life,' a close friend said. 'But when the end came she had no immediate family by her bedside outside of her husband - and that relationship had been rocky at best in recent years'
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