A grieving West Virginia wife created a stomach-turning way to remember her husband by framing a piece of his skin that featured a meaningful tattoo.

Angelica Radevski, a parent and childbirth educator, chose to preserve her late husband TJ’s memory in a truly unique way. 

‘TJ Radevski was and STILL is the #1 Pittsburgh Steelers fan,’ Radevski wrote on Facebook. 

‘So when he died, our son chose to preserve this tattoo – his favorite one- forever.’ 

Radevski said that the tattoo was chosen out of more than 70 that her husband had tattooed, and her son said: ‘This is the one Dad would want.’ 

The framed fragment is her ‘husband’s real tattoo…the wrinkles I used to trace when we laid in bed.’

‘This isn’t a replica. You can see his hair, his wrinkles, the ink I kissed goodnight,’ she wrote on TikTok.

Radevski posted pictures of herself and her son displaying the memento, which included a piece of skin adorned with a skull bearing the Steelers logo and colors.

‘We didn’t get ashes. We got something we can still touch,’ she added. 

Angelica Radevski, a parent and childbirth educator, chose to preserve her late husband TJ’s memory by preserving one of his most cherished tattoos

Radevski shared images of herself and her son holding up the keepsake, which featured the piece of skin tattooed with a skull with the Steelers logo and colors.

Radevski said that the tattoo was chosen out of more than 70 that her husband had tattooed, and her son said: ‘This is the one Dad would want’

In a TikTok video, Radevski explained that she and her son ‘don’t think it’s weird at all.’ 

‘When my husband passed away unexpectedly, I knew that this is something that we were going to do because we had talked about it.’

The grieving widow went to Save My Ink Forever, the only company in the world that offers this kind of keepsake service. 

Save My Ink Forever worked with the mortician to extract the skin and keep the tattoo intact before it was sent to the company in Ohio.

“It took around 90 days,” Radevski mentioned in an online video. “When they presented us with his tattoo, the sensation was beyond words. It wasn’t confined to a single feeling or emotion.”

The skin cannot be touched as it is now encased behind framed glass, but Radevski said she still felt that it helped keep a ‘physical’ connection to her husband. 

‘This has helped me in ways that I didn’t know that I needed help, in places that I thought I needed it. I can’t tell you what this journey so far has been for me, for my son, for our family, for our friends,’ she continued. 

Radevski said she has shared her journey online to help spread awareness about this type of keepsake. 

The grieving widow went to Save My Ink Forever, the only company in the world that offers this kind of keepsake service

Radevski’s husband passed away ‘unexpectedly’ on March 21 earlier this year at 55 years old. TJ is remembered as someone with ‘unmatched energy and a heart bigger than any stadium’

‘TJ has now helped over 50 million people know this is an option when planning the end of our story,’ she wrote on Facebook. 

Radevski’s husband passed away ‘unexpectedly’ on March 21 earlier this year at 55 years old. 

TJ is remembered as someone with ‘unmatched energy and a heart bigger than any stadium.’ 

‘TJ’s booming, contagious laugh could fill a room and make you feel like you belonged,’ his obituary said. 

‘A die-hard Pittsburgh Steelers fan, TJ’s loyalty to the black and gold ran deep. That same passion spilled over into the years he spent coaching his son Preston’s football and wrestling teams.

‘He wasn’t just a coach – he was a mentor, a motivator, and the loudest supporter on the sidelines… TJ was the friend you could always count on, the guy who’d hype you up and show up for you no matter what.’

Radevski wrote that TJ was not just her husband but her ‘best friend.’