Larry King’s sons have spoken of the devastation of losing their “great father” to the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We are heartbroken over the death of our father, and along with our extended family, we mourn his passing,” Larry King, Jr., Chance King and Cannon King said in a joint statement late Saturday hours after the 87-year-old TV. -legend. death.
“The world knew Larry King as a great announcer and interviewer, but to us he was ‘father’,” said the trio, King’s surviving children after losing two last year.
“He was the man who was lovingly obsessed with our daily schedules and well-being, and who was so immensely proud of our accomplishments – big, small, or imagined,” They wrote.
And through all this, we knew without a doubt in the world that he loved us more than life itself.
“He was a great father, and he was very loyal to those lucky enough to call him a friend. We will miss him every day of our lives, ”said the trio of sons.
“The outpouring of love and the memories of his remarkable career have touched us deeply and we are so grateful,” they said, asking for donations to the American Heart Association or the Beverly Hills Fire Department EMS in lieu of flowers.
They signed the statement “with great appreciation”.
The former CNN star died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. The cause of death was the coronavirus, his sixth wife Julia Alexander confirmed to The Post in a telephone interview from her home in Florida.
His death came just months after he lost son Andy and daughter Chaia, who died within 23 days of each other.
His oldest surviving son, Larry King Jr., 59, was with Annette Kaye, the second of the legendary journalist’s seven wives.
Cannon, 20, and Chance, 21, were both with his on-off wife Shawn Southwick King, whom he was reportedly still married to at the time of his death, despite having previously filed for divorce and dating again. broke up in 2019.