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CNN anchor Alisyn Camerota revealed Friday in a social media post that her longtime husband Tim Lewis died after a lengthy battle with cancer earlier this summer.
Camerota told her followers on Instagram that her husband of 22 years died on July 27 of pancreatic cancer – just months before their wedding anniversary. The veteran anchor wrote:
Some very sad personal news to share: my beloved and extraordinary husband Tim passed away on July 27th, two years after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer. I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim. He was a phenomenal father, husband, friend and role model and the rest of us are left trying to follow in his footsteps.
The kids and I are still getting our bearings. Tim imbued us with a lot of strength and stability and we’re determined to try to emulate those qualities. Tim devoted much of his life to giving back to his community and trying to make life easier for the people around him. To that end, we’ve set up a fund in his memory to help other families enduring a similar struggle. I would be honored if you would consider a contribution.
This month would have been our 23rd wedding anniversary. I feel incredibly lucky to have had such a deep, committed, loving partnership for the time we had.
I plan to write more in the coming days and to be back at work in the next few weeks. Thank you all for your love and letters, trays of lasagna, and the many, many gestures of kindness. I am grateful.
Camerota also shared a photo of her wedding day:
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Camerota also took to her story feature on the platform to share a link to a website that was accepting donations for others affected by pancreatic cancer, which Camerota organized.
“Tim balanced a demanding career with a tireless devotion to his family,” she wrote. “He loved his wife and kids deeply and actively. Tim was famous for coordinating play-dates, soccer schedules, date night, violin and drum lessons, all while ordering fall clothing for the kids (to their chagrin) and making high-stakes work conference calls. He was a memory-making mastermind, relentless in his pursuit of family time through neighborhood walks, vacation hikes, and beach dinners. Even when it was just sitting at the kitchen table doing puzzles, being with family was the life experience Tim most valued.”
Camerota joined CNN in 2014 after a lengthy tenure with Fox News.
