[JimRed]

Widow is female. Widower is male.

Only if they're normal. If they're weird, anything goes!

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

I would say, looking at the fact they were a male/female married couple that, if not normal, they were close enough for government work.

And if the family has an brains they will keep him away from the media for a couple of years. People who have lost a spouse tend not be in the best mental state.