Tony Bennett's widow and son share late singer's final words
foxnews.comTony Bennett's son and widow shared the singer's final words to each of them during their first interview since the legendary musician passed away.
Bennett died July 21 at the age of 96, according to a post shared on the singer's Instagram page. He was diagnosed with Alzheimer's in 2016, but no official cause of death has been given. "His last words to me (were), 'Thank you,'" Danny Bennett said during an appearance on the "Today" show. "Can’t say it better than that." "That he loved me ...
he would wake up every day and still say that," his widow Susan Benedetto recalled. "He woke up happy every day." The musician also kept singing until the very end, and Benedetto revealed his final song was his very first hit, "Because of You." "The music never left him," she said.
After being diagnosed with Alzheimer's, Bennett's wife and son thought the singer would want to take a step back from the microphone but admitted he had other plans. "…Tony’s like, ‘I don’t know what you’re talking about.
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