Alex Trebek’s widow shared a message of faith and inspiration on the first Christmas holiday since “Jeopardy!” host death.
Jean Currivan Trebek logged onto Instagram on Friday to post a photo of her and the children of longtime game show host Emily and Matthew.
The late TV icon’s wife reminded his followers to spread kindness.
“Time is too precious to be spent on anything but kindness. Many blessings of beauty and joy for you and everything you love!” she captioned the photo.
ALEX TREBEK REMEMBERED BY ‘JEOPARDIA!’ SPEAKER JOHNNY GILBERT
Trebek’s post arrives almost two months after the legend of the popular game show died, and just two days after “Jeopardy!” the announcer, Johnny Gilbert, remembered the host.
Alex Trebek died on November 8, aged 80, after a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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“He was very introspective, read a lot and traveled a lot,” Gilbert recalled of his late friend in an interview with People magazine. “He was always doing crosswords to keep his mind active.”
Gilbert remembered Trebek as “really very smart”.
Jean Currivan Trebek left a positive message for his followers on social media at Christmas, almost 2 months after the death of the TV presenter.
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After Trebek’s death, Gilbert – who, according to the outlet, also played golf with Trebek – said the mood on the set had understandably changed.
“Everyone is walking in a little fog, shaken by the whole thing,” he said. “Part of me left here when Alex left, actually.”
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“Danger!” previously revealed that it will air 10 episodes of Trebek during the weeks of December 21st and 28th to celebrate his life, and will broadcast its last week of episodes starting on January 4th.
Trebek died on November 8 after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He kept fans up to date on his health every step of the way and continued to introduce the popular question and answer program.