Alex Trebek’s widow, Jean Currivan-Trebek, revealed that she wasn’t aware what a culture icon he was until he began his very public cancer battle.
The actor announced in March of 2019 that he had been diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer and continued to update fans on his condition as he underwent treatment.
He vowed to continue hosting and doing the job that he loved for as long as humanly possible, which only deepened "Jeopardy!" fans’ affection for him before his death in November of 2020.
While the world knows him as a cultural icon, Jean feels grateful that she was always able to just see him as her loving husband.
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