Thomas G. was the husband of the first American receiver of a partial face transplant, which was held at Cleveland Clinic in December 2008. But he was the reason for his wife’s transplant. Her name is Connie Culp.

Let’s learn more about Connie Culp’s Husband Thomas G.

We are saddened by the loss of Connie Culp, the first face transplant recipient in the U.S.

She was an inspiration to all of us at Cleveland Clinic.

— ClevelandClinicNews (@CleClinicNews) July 31, 2020

10 facts on Connie Culp

1. Thomas G aka Tom Culp’s exact date of birth is not confirmed but he is in his early 60s. Although his ex-wife’s date of birth is March 26, 1963.
2. He shot his wife face brutally by a gun in 2004. Thomas shot his wife Connie at the upstairs of their bar in Hopedale, Ohio. After shooting at his wife’s face he tried to shot himself but had only damaged some of his teeth.
3. Thomas was sent into prison for an attempt to murder his wife in 2005. Also, he was sent to 7 years of prison as his punishment.
4. But his wife Connie said that she had forgiven her husband and will be when he gets out of prison. However, on September 22, 2009, Ms. Culp said on an episode of Ophra which is the talk show that she will no longer wait for her husband.
5. The reason behind Ms. Connie saying that she will no longer wait for her husband was after her daughter said what she wanted to give an example to her daughter if she again went back to the man who shot her face.
6. Thomas shot his wife only in the jealousy and his inner thoughts. It might be the reason that he was shot, tempered person.
7. The couple ran off when Connie was only 16 years old. After that, they opened  bar in an Appalachian town.
8. After the gunshot Connie’s face was damaged her nose, cheeks, the roof of her mouth, and an eye, leaving a gaping hole. But she founded a donor named Anna Kasper who donated her face to Connie after she died of a heart attack.
9. Thomas got a divorce from Connie in March and decided to move on.
10. Connie Culp died on July 29, 2020, she was the only patient who lived so long after the transplant. But the reason behind her death was not because of transplant.