CNN anchor and political commentator Alisyn Camerota has revealed that Tim Lewis died on July 27, just two months before their 23rd wedding anniversary. He was 58 years old.
According to Camerota, 58, her husband and the father of their three kids died “two years after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” she rotel on Instagramon Friday, Sept. 20.
“I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim. He was a phenomenal father, husband, friend and role model and the rest of us are left trying to follow in his footsteps,” the broadcast journalist continued.
Camerota added that she, as well as their twin daughters, Ale and Cessa, and son, Nate, “are still getting our bearings. Tim imbued us with a lot of strength and stability and we’re determined to try to emulate those qualities.”
“Tim devoted much of his life to giving back to his community and trying to make life easier for the people around him,” the Amanda Wakes Up author continued. “To that end, we’ve set up a fund in his memory to help other families enduring a similar struggle. I would be honored if you would consider a contribution,” she added, sharing a link to Tim Lewis Foundation to Fight Cancer online fundraiser hosted by CharityVest.
“This month would have been our 23rd wedding anniversary. I feel incredibly lucky to have had such a deep, committed, loving partnership for the time we had,” Camerota wrote on Instagram, referring to their September 2001 wedding.
She ended her post by writing, “I plan to write more in the coming days and to be back at work in the next few weeks. Thank you all for your love and letters, trays of lasagna, and the many, many gestures of kindness. I am grateful.”
According to the Connecticut Post, Lewis was born on July 17, 1966. Originally from Kansas City, Mo., he went on to attend and graduate from Yale University and Northwestern’s Kellogg School of Management.
After school, the outlet reported that Lewis “had a long, successful career in private equity and business consulting,” working at “The Keystone Group, followed by CRG Partners, and Atlantic Street Capital before joining Southfield Capital where he was a partner for nearly ten years.”
