With his family’s blessing, we’re …

With his family’s blessing, we’re honored each Monday to share select excerpts from Krause’s unpublished—and unfinished—memoir as “The Last Dance” unspools. Call it his side of the story. Thelma Krause has received interview requests from all over the country since “The Last Dance” began. She has chosen not to talk for now, deferring to Jerry’s words instead.