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Alex Trebek’s widow Jean speaks about his charity and legacy
Up to date: 5:16 PM CDT Might 3, 2023
Jean Trebek sees an awesome lesson in how her late husband continued to work — even whereas he struggled with pancreatic most cancers.”Doing Jeopardy actually gave him a way of goal, a motive to get up within the morning,” she advised “As we speak’s” Savannah Guthrie in an interview which aired Monday. “And I’d say all of us want that. All of us want a goal.”The beloved “Jeopardy!” host misplaced his battle with most cancers final November. He was 80.His widow talked to Guthrie about life since dropping her husband of 30 years.”I completely have moments of waves of grief that simply come over me,” Trebek mentioned. “Nonetheless, actually disbelief that he’s — that he’s gone. I miss him so much.”She additionally mentioned his devotion to charity. The couple helped to fund a brand new homeless shelter in Los Angeles for the charity Hope of the Valley which now bears their household title.”He beloved representing the underdeveloped international locations, communities,” Jean Trebek mentioned. “You understand, he actually wished to be a spokesman for the underdog.”That prolonged to his want to be very public together with his most cancers prognosis in an try to assist others, she mentioned.”I feel that’s one in all Alex’s presents was that he could possibly be very resolute and know that the reality won’t damage you and he wished to empower individuals to maneuver by no matter problem that they had in life with a way of interior energy, interior dignity and love,” she mentioned.
Jean Trebek sees an awesome lesson in how her late husband continued to work — even whereas he struggled with pancreatic most cancers.
“Doing Jeopardy actually gave him a way of goal, a motive to get up within the morning,” she told “Today’s” Savannah Guthrie in an interview which aired Monday. “And I’d say all of us want that. All of us want a goal.”
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The beloved “Jeopardy!” host lost his battle with cancer last November. He was 80.
His widow talked to Guthrie about life since dropping her husband of 30 years.
“I completely have moments of waves of grief that simply come over me,” Trebek mentioned. “Nonetheless, actually disbelief that he’s — that he’s gone. I miss him so much.”
She additionally mentioned his devotion to charity.
The couple helped to fund a brand new homeless shelter in Los Angeles for the charity Hope of the Valley which now bears their household title.
“He beloved representing the underdeveloped international locations, communities,” Jean Trebek mentioned. “You understand, he actually wished to be a spokesman for the underdog.”
That prolonged to his want to be very public together with his most cancers prognosis in an try to assist others, she mentioned.
“I feel that’s one in all Alex’s presents was that he could possibly be very resolute and know that the reality won’t damage you and he wished to empower individuals to maneuver by no matter problem that they had in life with a way of interior energy, interior dignity and love,” she mentioned.
