Ocean Acres’ Queen of Halloween, Tina Johnston, is moving away next month, but she wanted to have a last “Halloween hurrah” in the home she shared with her late husband, Robert Dudek, for 16 of the last 18 years.
Dudek died unexpectedly two years ago in early October, just weeks before Johnston’s birthday and Halloween. It was always her favorite holiday, and she and Dudek had always loved decorating and celebrating together, relishing the process of installing the massive display each year.
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