1 00:00:00,040 --> 00:00:04,560 Speaker 1: Angelis writing Seacrest, Sisanyania, Everybody is here. It is Halloween. 2 00:00:04,720 --> 00:00:06,960 Speaker 1: There's a lot going on, and there's a lot of festivities. 3 00:00:07,040 --> 00:00:09,360 Speaker 1: You're on your way into school. Your life is going on. 4 00:00:10,240 --> 00:00:12,920 Speaker 1: My heart is pounding because I want to share something. 5 00:00:12,960 --> 00:00:14,640 Speaker 1: It's going to be very difficult for me to share 6 00:00:14,760 --> 00:00:17,680 Speaker 1: with you, Sisity and Tania at Mark, everybody here as 7 00:00:17,680 --> 00:00:23,400 Speaker 1: well as everyone listening. And what I'm about to say 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 1: has happened to a lot of you, and you don't 9 00:00:29,240 --> 00:00:33,080 Speaker 1: know how to handle it when it happens, and you 10 00:00:33,120 --> 00:00:36,239 Speaker 1: don't know what it feels like until it happens to 11 00:00:36,360 --> 00:00:41,720 Speaker 1: you and to your family. Earlier this week, I lost 12 00:00:41,760 --> 00:00:49,320 Speaker 1: my dad, Garry Seacrest, to cancer. He was in Atlanta, 13 00:00:50,880 --> 00:00:55,440 Speaker 1: where we grew up, where my mom and dad lived 14 00:00:55,440 --> 00:01:01,600 Speaker 1: for so many years. I was by his bedside over 15 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:05,399 Speaker 1: the last several days. I was by his bedside as 16 00:01:05,440 --> 00:01:08,240 Speaker 1: he left us. My mother was by his bedside, my 17 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:16,279 Speaker 1: sister by his bedside. We held his hand, we kissed 18 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:22,520 Speaker 1: his forehead, we watched every last moment with our father, 19 00:01:23,600 --> 00:01:31,160 Speaker 1: my mom's husband of fifty six years. It was the 20 00:01:31,200 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: most difficult dichotomy and strange combination of feelings I've ever 21 00:01:36,440 --> 00:01:39,120 Speaker 1: felt because of the difficulty and the toughness and seeing 22 00:01:39,120 --> 00:01:41,679 Speaker 1: this happen, the helplessness you have. 23 00:01:43,640 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 2: And losing someone so close. 24 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:49,760 Speaker 1: I've seen loss in my life, but never that of 25 00:01:49,800 --> 00:01:50,280 Speaker 1: a parent. 26 00:01:51,040 --> 00:01:52,360 Speaker 2: And when you lose. 27 00:01:54,320 --> 00:01:59,600 Speaker 1: Someone that close, you cannot describe what you feel, and 28 00:01:59,640 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: you just don't know. 29 00:02:00,560 --> 00:02:01,000 Speaker 2: What to do. 30 00:02:01,360 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 3: Yeah, I couldn't imagine, and. 31 00:02:03,440 --> 00:02:06,520 Speaker 2: There's nothing to do. I will tell you that. 32 00:02:08,120 --> 00:02:10,240 Speaker 1: As the days were going by, and he had been 33 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: sick for a long time and it was getting worse 34 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 1: and worse. 35 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:16,240 Speaker 2: I remember months ago, I rushed back. 36 00:02:16,280 --> 00:02:19,840 Speaker 1: He was in the ICU and a doctor named doctor 37 00:02:20,040 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: Desi in Atlanta. What an angel, What an amazing guy 38 00:02:26,040 --> 00:02:29,120 Speaker 1: he is. Doctor Deci saved his life essentially, and he 39 00:02:29,120 --> 00:02:32,160 Speaker 1: helped us through this, as they say, end of life stage. 40 00:02:33,080 --> 00:02:35,840 Speaker 1: He was with us, He guided us, he counseled us. 41 00:02:35,840 --> 00:02:38,240 Speaker 1: He was more than just a doctor. He really became 42 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,919 Speaker 1: our leader in terms of how to handle this. I 43 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,160 Speaker 1: what to expect because there's so much unknown, I would 44 00:02:46,200 --> 00:02:53,480 Speaker 1: be clueless. Yeah, So my father in his last hours, 45 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:59,520 Speaker 1: as we just sat there, he weakly mumbled that he 46 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:02,399 Speaker 1: loved us, and I remember him saying I can see 47 00:03:02,480 --> 00:03:05,240 Speaker 1: him laying in the bed. I can see his mouth 48 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:11,320 Speaker 1: slowly moving to the words I love this family. 49 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 3: Oh, it's beautiful family. 50 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 2: We're close. 51 00:03:17,240 --> 00:03:20,680 Speaker 1: It's only we're so sorry. Thank you, thank you, I 52 00:03:20,800 --> 00:03:24,839 Speaker 1: thank you. It's it's just my it's my sister, it's 53 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:29,680 Speaker 1: my mom, it's me. That's that's our original family. 54 00:03:29,720 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 2: Of course. 55 00:03:30,040 --> 00:03:33,200 Speaker 1: Now we've got my brother in law who was also there, Jimmy, 56 00:03:34,200 --> 00:03:36,800 Speaker 1: and my adorable niece who. 57 00:03:37,360 --> 00:03:38,040 Speaker 3: How's she doing? 58 00:03:38,120 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 2: How's doing? I've thought about her instantly. She's being told 59 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:44,600 Speaker 2: the truth. 60 00:03:44,800 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 1: Good, simply, just simply, and then of course no further detail, 61 00:03:49,280 --> 00:03:53,160 Speaker 1: because I think that's my sister thinks, and we agreed 62 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:54,880 Speaker 1: that is the best way to handle in this moment 63 00:03:54,960 --> 00:04:00,240 Speaker 1: for us. But as he said, and I it is 64 00:04:00,280 --> 00:04:02,920 Speaker 1: so vivid in my mind, and I'm with my mom 65 00:04:02,960 --> 00:04:06,200 Speaker 1: and my sister now where I'm not in your studio. 66 00:04:06,320 --> 00:04:10,200 Speaker 1: I've been with them. I've been with them for over 67 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:16,120 Speaker 1: a week. But as he said, without much strength or energy, 68 00:04:16,240 --> 00:04:18,800 Speaker 1: that he loved us and that he was going to 69 00:04:18,880 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: miss us. 70 00:04:20,160 --> 00:04:23,279 Speaker 2: He looked over at me, and he. 71 00:04:24,760 --> 00:04:28,159 Speaker 1: The power in the contact of eyes, and his eyes 72 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:29,840 Speaker 1: were barely open, but he looked over at me and 73 00:04:29,920 --> 00:04:35,640 Speaker 1: he said, take care of your mom, and. 74 00:04:35,560 --> 00:04:36,240 Speaker 2: He said. 75 00:04:37,520 --> 00:04:41,680 Speaker 1: To my sister, to Jimmy, take care of Flora, my granddaughter. 76 00:04:42,640 --> 00:04:47,599 Speaker 1: And then literally a few seconds later, he closed his 77 00:04:47,640 --> 00:04:50,440 Speaker 1: eyes and he said, I've got to go. Oh my gosh, 78 00:04:50,920 --> 00:04:53,920 Speaker 1: I've got to go. He knew, Yeah, he was at peace. 79 00:04:53,960 --> 00:04:55,680 Speaker 1: He said everything he wanted to say to him. 80 00:04:55,760 --> 00:04:57,880 Speaker 3: I gotta say, I'm like that sounds like a peaceful 81 00:04:57,920 --> 00:05:00,080 Speaker 3: way for him to say goodbye to you. 82 00:05:00,160 --> 00:05:01,120 Speaker 2: Guys like that and go. 83 00:05:01,400 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 3: And it's never going to be easy, and no one 84 00:05:03,680 --> 00:05:05,159 Speaker 3: will ever be able to say the right things to 85 00:05:05,200 --> 00:05:06,240 Speaker 3: you to make you feel better. 86 00:05:08,920 --> 00:05:09,159 Speaker 2: And I. 87 00:05:11,000 --> 00:05:13,920 Speaker 1: Want to tell you because this has been on our 88 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:18,599 Speaker 1: minds obviously, is something that we've been handling and trying 89 00:05:18,640 --> 00:05:21,960 Speaker 1: to handle life at the same time, which is impossible 90 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:22,320 Speaker 1: to do. 91 00:05:22,640 --> 00:05:23,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's impossible. 92 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,159 Speaker 3: You're dealing with all of this, You're coming to work 93 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,560 Speaker 3: every day and putting a brave face. 94 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:33,200 Speaker 2: But it's what we do. He did leave. He left 95 00:05:33,200 --> 00:05:35,680 Speaker 2: at peace. He got the chance to speak with us. 96 00:05:37,800 --> 00:05:39,920 Speaker 1: I asked him, I got to say to him in 97 00:05:39,960 --> 00:05:43,320 Speaker 1: the literally some of the last hours, are you in pain? 98 00:05:43,560 --> 00:05:44,359 Speaker 2: Are you in pain? 99 00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:48,719 Speaker 1: And he indicated no, He just sort of no, I 100 00:05:48,760 --> 00:05:50,279 Speaker 1: mean just barely shook his head. 101 00:05:50,400 --> 00:05:52,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, in the family room. That's where he was. 102 00:05:52,560 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 1: We put his bed in our family family room in Atlanta. Yeah, 103 00:05:59,400 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: my father, Gary Seacrest, was an amazing man. 104 00:06:02,720 --> 00:06:08,400 Speaker 2: He was my best friend. He was so proud of you, Ryan, Well. 105 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:12,400 Speaker 1: That when you're for me as a son, all I wanted, 106 00:06:14,160 --> 00:06:16,360 Speaker 1: of course, all I want to hear is I'm proud 107 00:06:16,400 --> 00:06:16,600 Speaker 1: of you. 108 00:06:16,760 --> 00:06:18,000 Speaker 4: Yeah. 109 00:06:18,120 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: There's so much power in dad saying, and he was, 110 00:06:22,640 --> 00:06:23,360 Speaker 1: I'm proud of you. 111 00:06:23,360 --> 00:06:23,560 Speaker 2: You know. 112 00:06:25,240 --> 00:06:27,360 Speaker 1: He was so proud of his marriage and his love 113 00:06:27,400 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: of my mom of fifty six years. He was proud 114 00:06:29,279 --> 00:06:32,960 Speaker 1: of my sister, who was proud of her family. He 115 00:06:33,000 --> 00:06:35,080 Speaker 1: was proud of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation. This is something 116 00:06:35,080 --> 00:06:38,040 Speaker 1: that we did together and he actually ran it for 117 00:06:38,080 --> 00:06:40,240 Speaker 1: so many years, almost two decades. He ran this with 118 00:06:41,120 --> 00:06:43,560 Speaker 1: my mom and my sister and now it's got a 119 00:06:43,600 --> 00:06:45,680 Speaker 1: lot of people working there at the foundation. She was 120 00:06:45,680 --> 00:06:49,960 Speaker 1: so proud of that. He ultimate gentleman. I mean, he 121 00:06:50,360 --> 00:06:55,440 Speaker 1: did the things that you hope someone who's with your 122 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:59,640 Speaker 1: daughter in this case, my mom does for your daughter, right, 123 00:07:00,040 --> 00:07:06,919 Speaker 1: you know, really respects, communicates, stands on the street side 124 00:07:06,960 --> 00:07:08,240 Speaker 1: when she's on the sidewalk. 125 00:07:08,560 --> 00:07:09,520 Speaker 2: Yeah, that kind of stuff. 126 00:07:09,640 --> 00:07:09,800 Speaker 1: Right. 127 00:07:12,440 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 2: He was a champion of family dinners. 128 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:17,040 Speaker 1: He always wanted us to have dinner together so we 129 00:07:17,080 --> 00:07:22,280 Speaker 1: could talk, and he would show. He would show if 130 00:07:22,280 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 1: I remember just thinking about this, if you're just joining us, 131 00:07:24,760 --> 00:07:28,800 Speaker 1: I was sharing that my we're devastated and heartbroke and 132 00:07:28,880 --> 00:07:30,400 Speaker 1: my father passed away this week. 133 00:07:32,080 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 2: It's a cancer. 134 00:07:34,240 --> 00:07:37,640 Speaker 1: And so those of you who have experienced loss closely, 135 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,320 Speaker 1: I know what you feel. 136 00:07:39,440 --> 00:07:40,480 Speaker 2: I know what it feels like. 137 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:43,360 Speaker 1: And watching it through the last second, I know what 138 00:07:43,400 --> 00:07:45,600 Speaker 1: that feels like. And certainly those of you who have 139 00:07:47,800 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: fought cancer and battled it into remission, or those of 140 00:07:52,480 --> 00:07:57,480 Speaker 1: you who have had cancer take someone's life in your orbit, 141 00:07:58,400 --> 00:08:00,840 Speaker 1: it's hard. You know the treatments he would like. The 142 00:08:00,920 --> 00:08:04,920 Speaker 1: treatments are for the cancer. That was what was making 143 00:08:04,960 --> 00:08:07,760 Speaker 1: him sick. He just didn't have the strength to do 144 00:08:07,800 --> 00:08:11,920 Speaker 1: things after the treatments, which was the hard, frustrating part 145 00:08:11,960 --> 00:08:12,120 Speaker 1: of this. 146 00:08:12,440 --> 00:08:22,360 Speaker 2: That's very frustrating. But he will live in our hearts forever. 147 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:24,600 Speaker 1: He had made such an impact on our lives and 148 00:08:24,640 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: the lives of so many people, and he showed up. 149 00:08:26,560 --> 00:08:28,360 Speaker 1: I remember when he would not he would come to 150 00:08:28,480 --> 00:08:30,680 Speaker 1: the football games when I played football, sure, but he 151 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,800 Speaker 1: would come to practices. The guy worked from early in 152 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: the morning till late at night, and he would show 153 00:08:34,400 --> 00:08:36,560 Speaker 1: up in his suit at five point fifteen. I know 154 00:08:36,640 --> 00:08:38,959 Speaker 1: he left work early. He just just to be there. 155 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:40,559 Speaker 1: Didn't have to say anything. He just wanted to want 156 00:08:40,640 --> 00:08:43,800 Speaker 1: to say, Hey, I'm here for you, even at practice, 157 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:44,640 Speaker 1: you know. 158 00:08:44,720 --> 00:08:45,560 Speaker 2: And I think about that. 159 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:47,679 Speaker 1: If I have kids, I'm going to their practice, you know, 160 00:08:47,720 --> 00:08:51,760 Speaker 1: their high school practices. Yeah, even if I'm working a lot. 161 00:08:52,360 --> 00:08:54,920 Speaker 1: Although he did say to me a couple of days earlier, 162 00:08:55,120 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: stop working so much, please, that would be one of 163 00:08:57,480 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: my wishes. But Dad, I know you're with us. We 164 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,080 Speaker 1: love you, You will be in our hearts, and we 165 00:09:06,080 --> 00:09:10,160 Speaker 1: will honor you every day. Yeah, thank you for blessing 166 00:09:10,240 --> 00:09:14,280 Speaker 1: us with the traits that we have, the character we have, 167 00:09:14,400 --> 00:09:17,679 Speaker 1: the family we have, the values we have. So I'm 168 00:09:17,720 --> 00:09:21,200 Speaker 1: sorry to do this on a Friday, in the middle 169 00:09:21,200 --> 00:09:23,480 Speaker 1: of your Halloween celebrations, but I just couldn't go I 170 00:09:23,480 --> 00:09:25,480 Speaker 1: couldn't pretend, I couldn't go on. I couldn't do this 171 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:29,080 Speaker 1: without telling you. And thank you and Tanya for your 172 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:30,199 Speaker 1: sweet notes last night. 173 00:09:30,440 --> 00:09:33,439 Speaker 4: Yes, when I told you, We're here for you whatever 174 00:09:33,480 --> 00:09:35,880 Speaker 4: you need, and you can still like you said he 175 00:09:35,960 --> 00:09:37,920 Speaker 4: loved to have family dinners. You can still do the 176 00:09:37,920 --> 00:09:40,680 Speaker 4: family dinners and keep his memory and keep talking about 177 00:09:40,760 --> 00:09:42,600 Speaker 4: him and sharing stories, and. 178 00:09:44,320 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, we will. I'm learning all of this. 179 00:09:47,400 --> 00:09:50,040 Speaker 1: And the hard part of this is when you you 180 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:52,760 Speaker 1: you try your best to like it, come in here 181 00:09:52,800 --> 00:09:55,560 Speaker 1: and do something normal, and you're okay for a minute, 182 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:57,600 Speaker 1: and then you talk about it and you're not okay, 183 00:09:57,840 --> 00:09:59,439 Speaker 1: or someone says something to you about. 184 00:09:59,320 --> 00:10:01,720 Speaker 3: Him and you're not a or something reminds you. 185 00:10:01,840 --> 00:10:04,600 Speaker 2: Last night, last night I was thinking about how what 186 00:10:04,640 --> 00:10:06,040 Speaker 2: am I going to say? 187 00:10:06,240 --> 00:10:14,080 Speaker 4: You know, right, grief never it never goes away. It 188 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:17,520 Speaker 4: just changes form. 189 00:10:17,559 --> 00:10:20,280 Speaker 1: So to those of you who have been through this, 190 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:24,280 Speaker 1: I'm with you. I understand it, and I will tell you. 191 00:10:24,360 --> 00:10:27,880 Speaker 1: My friends after my close friends who I told ask me, 192 00:10:30,360 --> 00:10:32,559 Speaker 1: how are you doing? And I said, everything looks different, 193 00:10:33,080 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: Everything has slowed down. Everything priorities have pivoted instantly. I'd 194 00:10:39,600 --> 00:10:43,120 Speaker 1: imagine in a different way of joy when you have kids. 195 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:47,360 Speaker 1: This pivot of priority, right, this shift and everything I 196 00:10:47,480 --> 00:10:50,960 Speaker 1: look at is through a different lens instantly. 197 00:10:52,640 --> 00:10:54,880 Speaker 2: And what what broke. 198 00:10:54,679 --> 00:10:58,800 Speaker 1: My heart this morning and thinking about this, I guess 199 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:00,600 Speaker 1: it was a sign that he's here. 200 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:02,760 Speaker 2: His phone is still there. 201 00:11:02,920 --> 00:11:06,880 Speaker 1: His phone is literally octave and it's right there still. 202 00:11:07,040 --> 00:11:07,640 Speaker 2: That's it. 203 00:11:09,160 --> 00:11:11,640 Speaker 1: Thank you very much for listening to this, and I 204 00:11:11,640 --> 00:11:13,440 Speaker 1: apologize for the hard news. 205 00:11:14,240 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 3: Uh now we're here for you. We love you so much. Rhyme, 206 00:11:17,480 --> 00:11:21,040 Speaker 3: we love your family so much. Our hearts with everyone. 207 00:11:21,920 --> 00:11:24,280 Speaker 1: Thank you, and to my mom, my, sister and Jimmy 208 00:11:24,320 --> 00:11:27,079 Speaker 1: and Flora. I love you and we'll we'll get through 209 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,440 Speaker 1: it together and frankly we'll be stronger, we'll be closer. 210 00:11:32,440 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 1: But man, the first time at this is you just 211 00:11:34,440 --> 00:11:36,120 Speaker 1: don't know how to handle her. What it's going to be. 212 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:38,400 Speaker 2: Now. 213 00:11:38,440 --> 00:11:41,200 Speaker 1: My father would probably be up there going, okay, you 214 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:44,200 Speaker 1: said it, hurry up, play some music. It's Halloween. Kids 215 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:46,760 Speaker 1: are trigger treating later. I used to take you trick 216 00:11:46,800 --> 00:11:48,719 Speaker 1: or treating. I used to go down there. We'd watch 217 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:50,959 Speaker 1: a magician before till the sun would set, and we'd 218 00:11:50,960 --> 00:11:53,800 Speaker 1: go trick or treating with a pillow case and you'd 219 00:11:53,800 --> 00:11:56,720 Speaker 1: want to have the reeses and they didn't eat candy. 220 00:11:56,760 --> 00:12:00,240 Speaker 1: So I got it all. We'll take a break. This 221 00:12:00,280 --> 00:12:02,040 Speaker 1: is one of two point seven kiss f