John Paul Monahan: Last News

Katie Couric has remembered her first husband, John Paul Monahan, on what would have been their 33rd wedding anniversary. The star took to Instagram with a sweet throwback from their first dance on their big day. MORE: Inside Katie Couric's huge $6.3million Hamptons home she designed with sister ClaraJohn was just 42 when he passed away from colorectal cancer in 1998 and he still has a firm place in Katie's heart. WATCH: Katie Couric shares photos from daughter's idyllic Italian honeymoon She paid tribute to him with a message in which she also thanked her current husband, John Molner, for his support. "June 10, 1989," she wrote. "It would have been 33 years today.

Katie Couric has taken to Instagram to mark the 24th anniversary since the death of her first husband, John Paul Monahan.MORE: Inside Katie Couric's huge $6.3million Hamptons homeJohn was just 42 when he passed away from colorectal cancer in 1998. The couple had married in 1989 and shared two daughters together, Ellie, now 30, and Carrie, 26.WATCH: Katie Couric shares photos from daughter's idyllic honeymoonKatie, 65, shared a series of sweet family photos showing the couple together, along with snapshots of their children.READ: Katie Couric shares shock and heartbreak after sudden lossMORE: Katie Couric's fans react to shock bulimia admissionsShe wrote: "24 years ago today. John Paul Monahan January 9th, 1956-January 24th, 1998… [love heart]."A post shared by Katie Couric (@katiecouric)Katie paid tribute to her first husband on the anniversary of his deathFans were quick to reach out to Katie, with one poignantly writing: “I am a new and young widow.