The wife/widow of series creator
Leonard Freeman (who died in 1974, age 53), was
Joan Taylor (known after her marriage by her given first name, Rose, along with her husband's family name, Freeman, making her Rose Freeman), died on 3/4/2012, which was during the broadcast run of the second season of the
Hawaii Five-0 (2010) reboot series. After her death,
Joan Taylor (as Rose Freeman) was the dedicatee "In Loving Memory Of Rose Freeman" on the 3/19/2012 broadcast of this show.