Kelly Rizzo has penned a heart wrenching tribute to her late husband Bob Saget who passed away on January 9th, 2022 at 65 years old.
“My sweet husband. After much reflection this week, I’m trying, really trying, to not think I was robbed of time. But instead to think: How lucky was I that I got to be the one to be married to THE MOST INCREDIBLE MAN ON EARTH,” Rizzo wrote in an Instagram post.
“I was the one who got to go on this crazy ride with him and be in his life these last 6 years. We had that time to make each other the happiest we’d ever been and change each other’s lives forever. I got to be the one to love him and cherish him. He deserves all the love. Every ounce of it. Because that’s how amazing Bob was. He was love. If you were in his life you KNEW he loved you. He never missed an opportunity to tell you,” she continued.
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Rizzo shared some heartfelt insight into how close the couple were.
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“Most importantly. I have no regrets. We loved each other so damn much and told each other 500 times every day. Constantly. I know how much he loved me until the very last moment and he knew the same. I’m so grateful for that. Not everyone gets that.”
The official cause of Saget’s death won’t be known for 2-3 months. However, preliminary results suggest that he died in his sleep. While reflecting on Saget’s powerful time on earth, Rizzo honoured her late husband by drawing attention to a charity he held dear to his heart.
“Bob had so much more he wanted to do and so much more love to give. And to the best of my ability it will be my mission to share how amazing he was with the world, and try in some small way to keep spreading his message of love and laughter. (No, you will never see me do stand-up). I also want to keep sharing how important the Scleroderma Research Foundation was to him. I just want to make him proud. And to his girls, I will love you all with all my heart, always.”
Saget was previously married to Sherri Kramer for 15 years, before divorcing in 1997. The couple share three daugthers; Aubrey, Lara and Jennifer. Saget and Rizzo met through mutual friends in 2015 and married in 2018.
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