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'You may want to marry my husband' Chicago essayist dead at 51

Posted March 12, 2017 11:00 pm

Chicago Sun-Times

Chicago author Amy Krouse Rosenthal has died of the ovarian cancer she wrote about in a powerful New York Times essay seeking a future partner for her husband, Jason.

"You may want to marry my husband" was published online March 3 and in the newspaper March 5. It quickly went viral. It's already one of the Times' most popular "Modern Love" columns ever, said Dan Jones, who edits the column.

On Valentine's Day - the day she finished writing the essay - her husband of 26 years celebrated their romance by decorating their Lakeview home.

"All over the house, downstairs, upstairs and in the kitchen, Jason had hung music sheets with words to different love songs for Amy, with notes on each one," said her literary agent, Amy Rennert, who on Monday confirmed Krouse Rosenthal has died.

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