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Steve Lawrencehas been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s.
Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence.
He continued: “I want my beloved fans to know that in spite of this bittersweet moment, what I don’t want is pity or sympathy — I have lived and am living a wonderful, joyous life filled with love, support, and amazing moments. With my beloved Eydie, I had one of the great loves of all time; my career has always been there for me as a source of joy and fulfillment; and you, my fans, have shown immeasurable love and support in ways I only could have imagined.”
“As I continue this journey, I ask for your prayers, your good wishes and implore you to find the joy every day, because what I feel is gratitude, love and hope — nothing more and nothing less, and I hope you can find the same,” he concluded. “With love, Steve Lawrence.”
Jerry Lewis and Steve Lawrence.Lori Shepler/Getty Images
Kickstarting his career in the 1950s as the official vocal soloist with The United States Army Band Perishing’s Own, Lawrence quickly paved the way for a successful future.
But his biggest success? His marriage to Gormé.
The couple, who wed in 1957, shared their love for music together with their duo “Steve and Eydie.”
Eydie Gorme and Steve Lawrence in 1995.Margaret C. Norton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
“Eydie has been my partner on stage and in life for more than 55 years,” Lawrence wrote of his wife, who died in. 2013, on hiswebsite. “I fell in love with her the moment I saw her and even more the first time I heard her sing. “While my personal loss is unimaginable, the world has lost one of the greatest pop vocalists of all time.”
source: people.com
