What a lovely, poignant story.
Yet, as a tiny detail, I disagree with this:
It's that fighting spirit, that mulish stubbornness that moulded and shaped her into such a brilliant reporter.
It's that refusal to give in that got her partner killed.
Lois did many foolhardy things in order to get a scoop, but she didn't cause Clark's *death*. A ganster puller a trigger and Clark made a choice to protect her - as she did a few times try to save *him* despite dangers.
And Clark did love Lois's fighting spirit.
Perry is in grief, though, so it's natural that he blames somebody - Lois.