The author of that heartbreaking dating profile for her husband has died

Cassie Murdoch
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Amy Krouse Rosenthal, the woman who penned a moving dating profile for her husband Jason, passed away this morning from ovarian cancer. 

She was a best-selling children's book writer and also the author of a memoir, but in recent weeks became best known for the poignant New York Times column she wrote about her husband and their life together. 

The piece, which was written on Valentine's Day from her deathbed, served as an endorsement of her husband to the new love she hoped he would someday find. It was one of the most wrenching Modern Love essay ever published and quickly brought the internet to tears.

Jason, who quickly become the object of a lot of attention, told People that he didn't know what she was writing. Not surprisingly, the final work had quite an impact on him: "When I read her words for the first time, I was shocked at the beauty, slightly surprised at the incredible prose given her condition and, of course, emotionally ripped apart.”

Krouse Rosenthal leaves behind a legion of fans — new and old — many of whom have taken to social media to share memories of her. 

a bright yellow light is gone from the world today. amy krouse-rosenthal, on her journey through this world, turned lights on in so many people it's almost unimaginable. in 2010, she sparked something in me. on october 10th, 2010 i made magic with hundreds of people at millennium park. that was only the beginning. amy inspired me. i followed her journey. i wrote her a letter and not only did she read it, but she used it to include me as part of her new lovely plan in 2012. my journey with amy never quite ended. this picture was from 2014 from a lovely walk in my favorite place in the city, but i saw her this past summer again at millennium park. i did not know that would be the last time i would see her in person. but even though amy is gone, i can't fathom that my journey with her is over. amy created a legacy, she created something that is going to outlive her, she created a revolution of bringing lovely back into this universe and i don't plan on letting her down. we're here because we're here because we're here because we're here. and we're here to make you proud, amy. #makelovely #beckonlovely

A post shared by Angela Sullivan (@alsullivan37) on Mar 13, 2017 at 10:04am PDT

She is, of course, survived by Jason, her husband of 26 years, and their three grown kids.