Widow seeks wedding ring lost in Las Vegas just days before husband's death

Tammy Bishop, a resident of South Dakota, is asking the public for help locating a gold wedding ring that her husband, Will Mulroy, lost in Las Vegas. The couple married on Oct. 20 at the Viva Las Vegas Chapel.

Bishop stated that the couple celebrated their union on a party bus and drove along the Las Vegas Strip. During the ride, Mulroy checked his hand and noticed the band was missing. He began to cry immediately after realizing it was gone.

"We got to a bar. He looked down and his band was gone. He lost it. He started crying," Bishop said.

Bishop explained that Mulroy had lost weight recently and said the ring was two sizes too large. She theorized it may have slid off while he transferred into his wheelchair or while the bus moved along the road.

The couple retraced their route and asked the bus driver to help. They also had people search the area, but the ring remained missing.

Bishop said Mulroy died three days after the wedding. He was in pain during the trip back to South Dakota and mentioned going to the emergency room upon their return. The next morning, he was congested and Bishop told him to stay home from work. She could not wake him and called 911.

Doctors at the hospital declared Mulroy brain dead. He was placed on life support for 24 hours. His heart stopped three times in the emergency room.

The couple met in July 2023 and began dating in March 2024. A week after they started dating, Mulroy was in a motorcycle accident that left him paralyzed. Bishop said there was anger at first, but Mulroy continued to ask her to marry him. He proposed this summer.

On Oct. 4, Bishop's birthday, Mulroy told her he had arranged a wedding in Las Vegas. Everything was booked, and her friends were invited. Bishop described the day as perfect, noting that Mulroy was on cloud nine.

Mulroy worked at Fleet Farm and had prior experience with party buses. The couple had planned to start their own party bus business. Bishop remembered him as mechanically inclined and capable of fixing things without outside help.

"It would mean a lot. The rings were blessed, and that was our wedding ring, and that was him and how much it meant to him. That's why it means so much to me," Bishop said.