Ellen DeGeneres opened up about the death of her father: “There was a rainbow”
On January 11th, Ellen DeGeneres announced on her talk show that her father, Elliot DeGeneres, had passed away earlier in the week at the age of 92. Before going to break, DeGeneres paid tribute to her father by explaining how wonderful of a man he was and how he was so proud of her accomplishments.
DeGeneres shared an image of herself and her father taken during her childhood. Mr. DeGeneres, a former insurance salesman, was a devout member of the Christian Science community. He never saw a doctor nor took medicine, yet he lived “a good, long life,” as his daughter said.
"He lived his life exactly how he wanted," DeGeneres said during her tribute. She continued to say that her father was very proud of her: "He loved this show and he was a kind man, very accepting man. There was not one bone of judgment in his body."
During her childhood, DeGeneres said that her father only took the family on one vacation — it was to the Warner Bros. lot.
"When I was a little girl, we came to this lot, to the Warner Bros. lot, and took the tour and went around," DeGeneres said. "And now, I work on the Warner Bros. lot and I have my own stage with my name on it. So he was really proud of that."
This week, at the age of 92, my father Elliott DeGeneres passed away. He lived a good long life. It wasn’t unexpected. I was able to say goodbye. pic.twitter.com/L0zEJJNPrq
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 11, 2018
She was lucky enough to have been able to say goodbye to her father before he passed. On the day Mr. DeGeneres did pass, a rainbow appeared above DeGeneres’s Warner Bros. stage.
When I was a kid, my dad took us on one vacation to Warner Bros. Studios. He loved this business. He loved that I was in it. When he died, I saw this rainbow over the stage they named for me. pic.twitter.com/QQswe3mwfi
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 12, 2018
My dad and me. ❤️ pic.twitter.com/ovNJzOnOMs
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) January 12, 2018
Many fans shared their condolences with DeGeneres and her family on Twitter.
Sorry for your loss Ellen. Prayers to you and your family. ❤️🙏
— Tracy (@WV_TracyK) January 12, 2018
Sorry for your loss & happy for your blessings of time remembered with your Dad.♡
— Dawn Steinberg ☮ (@dawnsteinberg) January 12, 2018
Thank you for being our rainbow 🌈
— travelwithtam (@TamKhan001) January 12, 2018
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It’s hard to lose a loved one, even when you have the chance to say goodbye. Our heart goes out to the DeGeneres family.
