Kelly Rizzo Grieves Loss of 'Protector' Husband Bob Saget Ahead of Wedding Anniversary: 'My Shield Is Gone'

Mar. 15, 2025

Bob Saget and Kelly Rizzo in December 2021.Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images

Kelly Rizzomisses everything about her late husband,Bob Saget— but one thing is on her mind most often.

“I felt safer with Bob in the world, ‘cause he just took care of everybody so much,” Rizzo continued. “He was such a protector and a caretaker. He just made you feel so safe. He handled everything. He took care of everything.”

Bob Saget and Kelly Rizzo.Mike Coppola/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival

Rizzo also mentioned how comfortable she felt with Saget — but she’s finding a way to bring that comfort to her life alone. “With him around, I just felt, like, so safe, and so it’s almost like my shield is gone,” she added. “But, at the same time, then you learn to do some of those things yourself and then you feel [that] he taught me so many things that now I’m bringing with me. It’s a way to kind of keep him around.”

Saget diedfrom an unexpected head injury in January. He was only 65 at the time.

RizzomarriedSaget on Oct. 30, 2018. Now, she’s approaching their fourth wedding anniversary — and shewon’t be celebrating it alone.

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So, Rizzo will join a friend for caviar and champagne at a new spot in town. “And I know Bob would approve,” she said.

source: people.com