Alex Trebeck died Sunday after battling pancreatic cancer at the age of 80.
His wife posted a photo of their wedding on Instagram and gave a message to his followers.
He wrote, “My family and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for your compassionate messages and generosity.” “Your expressions have really touched our hearts. Thank you very much.
They married in 1990 and had two children.
The former Jean Curiva told People magazine in 2019 that they started their relationship as friends.
“It was just this deep nndi sensitivity about an insolent exterior about her,” she said of her husband. “I kept thinking, he’s 24 years older than me … but there was something that kept drawing me to him.”
Their love affair lasted for decades and in 2019 “Crisis!” The host sang his wife’s praises.
“I am very satisfied with my life,” he said. “But my wife, Jean, and I have been together for almost 29 years, and I’ve been talking about him when President Bush died, and all the comments about his life, how he’s a great person, and how his wife lived together. I’ve been thinking about it for years. I thought, oh my gosh … if I could find Jean in my 20s, we could live a long life together. “
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