Evelyn Turner cries alongside the body of her common-law husband, Xavier Bowie, after he died in New Orleans, Aug. 30. Bowie and Turner had decided to ride out Hurricane Katrina when they could not find a way to leave the city. Bowie, who had lung cancer, died when he ran out of oxygen.

Evelyn Turner cries alongside the body of her common-law husband, Xavier Bowie, after he died in New Orleans, Aug. 30. Bowie and Turner had decided to ride out Hurricane Katrina when they could not find a way to leave the city. Bowie, who had lung cancer, died when he ran out of oxygen.