Last year was truly an annus horribilis for Larry King.
Both of them were good and kind souls and they will be greatly missed.
Losing them feels so out of order.
No parent should have to bury a child.
My family and I thank you for your outpouring of kind sentiments and well wishes.
In this moment, we need a little time and privacy to heal.
I thank you for respecting that."
“I was in disbelief when I heard.
Chaia, with everything she was going through, was more expected.
At least we had time to prepare.
But there was no warning with him.
It was a shock.”
She continued, “Everyone’s feeling pretty bad and broken.
Larry is really hurt and upset.
He was very sick last year.
His kids were all taking very close care of him.
He’s upset that he’s lost them now.”
Jillian says their last family gathering happened at Chaia’s house, a week before her father passed away.
“We were all at his sister’s house the Wednesday before he passed.
They were both such wonderful people.
They were lucky to be together in the end.”
Larry King adopted Andy when he married Andy’s mother Alene Atkins in 1961.
Atkins herself passed away in 2017.
