Bob Saget’s wife, Kelly Rizzo, paid tribute on what would’ve been his 70th birthday with an emotional Instagram post, while John Stamos remembered the actor and comedian with heartfelt words. Saget died in 2022 after a fatal brain bleed linked to a head injury
Bob Saget’s 70th birthday arrived with the kind of quiet ache that only families and co-stars can post—an old smile. a new message. and a question that hangs in the air.. Kelly Rizzo marked the day on Sunday with an emotional tribute and a throwback clip showing Saget smiling as he blew out birthday candles.
In the Instagram post, Rizzo looked ahead to what would’ve been, writing about how Saget still would’ve been “going full steam ahead” if he were alive. She added that retirement was “never in his vocabulary,” and that he’d still be making people laugh nonstop.
Rizzo’s message was also full of the personal uncertainty that follows loss.. She said she often wonders what Saget would’ve been doing today. and she acknowledged that while she feels lucky to have shared six years with him. she wishes the world got to see more of him.. She closed by saying she’s honored to keep sharing all the Bob love. asking others to join her in wishing him a happy heavenly 70th birthday.
Stamos—Saget’s former “Full House” co-star—followed suit with his own remembrance. In a post honoring his late friend, Stamos wrote: “We used to throw each other the best birthday parties. Your 70th today would’ve been epic! I miss you and love you.”
The tribute landed against the backdrop of the circumstances of Saget’s death.. He died in 2022 after suffering a fatal brain bleed following a head injury at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando after a comedy show.. Authorities later said he likely didn’t realize how serious the injury was before going to sleep.
Taken together. the posts trace two timelines that keep overlapping: Rizzo’s Sunday tribute frames Saget as someone still “going full steam ahead. ” while the 2022 death details—head injury at the Ritz-Carlton in Orlando. followed by a fatal brain bleed. and authorities’ note that he likely didn’t grasp the seriousness before sleep—explain why this 70th birthday carries such a heavy. unresolved weight.
Now, as friends and loved ones publicly mark the milestone, the messages reflect the same tension—wanting more time with a performer who never planned to slow down, even as the facts of what happened in Orlando remain fixed.
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