Koba Bryant’s wife talks about her late husband

Vanessa Bryant thanked the “millions of people” on Wednesday who showed compassion after the death of her husband Kobe. “Thank you for all your support. We absolutely need them,” says Vanessa on Instagram.

“Our love for them is endless, immeasurable”

“There are no words that can describe the pain we now feel,” writes the widow on behalf of herself and her three remaining daughters, Natalia (17), Bianka (3) and Capri (7 months). “We are completely devastated by the unexpected loss of my dear husband Kobe – the wonderful father of my children, and my beautiful, dear Gianna – a loving, caring, fantastic daughter.”

Vanessa says it is comforting that Kobe and Gigi, as Gianna was called at home, knew that they were loved. “I don’t know how to proceed, it’s impossible to imagine a life without them. But we get up and go on every day because Kobe and our girl Gigi show us the way. Our love for them is endless, immeasurable. I would love to hug and kiss them, and have them with us forever. ”

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My girls and I want to thank the millions of people who’ve shown support and love during this horrific time. Thank you for all the prayers. We definitely need them. We are completely devastated by the sudden loss of my adoring husband, Kobe — the amazing father of our children; and my beautiful, sweet Gianna — a loving, thoughtful, and wonderful daughter, and amazing sister to Natalia, Bianka, and Capri. We are also devastated for the families who lost their loved ones on Sunday, and we share in their grief intimately. There aren’t enough words to describe our pain right now. I take comfort in knowing that Kobe and Gigi both knew that they were so deeply loved. We were so incredibly blessed to have them in our lives. I wish they were here with us forever. They were our beautiful blessings taken from us too soon. I’m not sure what our lives hold beyond today, and it’s impossible to imagine life without them. But we wake up each day, trying to keep pushing because Kobe, and our baby girl, Gigi, are shining on us to light the way. Our love for them is endless — and that’s to say, immeasurable. I just wish I could hug them, kiss them and bless them. Have them here with us, forever. Thank you for sharing your joy, your grief and your support with us. We ask that you grant us the respect and privacy we will need to navigate this new reality. To honor our Team Mamba family, the Mamba Sports Foundation has set up the MambaOnThree Fund to help support the other families affected by this tragedy. To donate, please go to MambaOnThree.org. To further Kobe and Gianna’s legacy in youth sports, please visit MambaSportsFoundation.org. Thank you so much for lifting us up in your prayers, and for loving Kobe, Gigi, Natalia, Bianka, Capri and me. #Mamba #Mambacita #GirlsDad #DaddysGirls #Family ❤️

A post shared by Vanessa Bryant 🦋 (@vanessabryant) on Jan 29, 2020 at 4:59pm PST