howard hughes. her most devastating loss, witnessing the suicide of her son carter in 1998. >> all i did was cry, and i haven't cri since. it's like there's not a tear left. >> however, tragedy would not define her. eulogizing his mother f cnn, anderson spoke movingly of her resilien and capacity for love. >> the last few weeks, every time i kissed her good-bye, i ewould say i lov you, mom. she would look at me and say, i love u, too. you know that. i knew it from the moment i was born, and f'll know it the rest of my life. and in the end, what greater gift can a mother give to her son? >> in her final hours, surrounded by anderson and her loved ones, there was this touching moment shared. >> iever knew that we had the exact same giggle. it makes me giggle every time i watch it. >> a moment no doubt that he certainly will never forget. and vanderbilt was the queen of reinvention. choosing to make her own way and become her own woman. and savannah, as women of a certain age, i'm guessing you and i both had the gloria vanderbilt jeans in our closet. >> oh, wedid. i knew that n