Tony Bennett's Wife Susan Benedetto Reveals the Last Words He Spoke to Her

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Tony Bennett's widow, Susan Benedetto, is honoring her late husband on what would have been his 97th birthday, Aug. 3, speaking out on his life and legacy in an interview on Bennett died on July 21 in his hometown of New York City.

While no specific cause of death has been announced, the music legend had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease in 2016, sharing the news with the public in 2021.In a sit-down chat with Hoda Kotb on Thursday, Susan was joined by one of Tony's four children, Danny, and revealed the moving final words that he said to her. «That he loved me,» she shared. «Yeah.

He would wake up every day and still say that. He woke up happy every day. Even if he had had a bad day or night, he didn’t remember it.

That was the only blessing. He woke up happy. And he’s just like, 'Susan. You’re the best thing that ever happened to me.' And he would say that to me all the time.»Susan and Tony were together for more than 20 years before marrying in 2007.