A well-known personality from the world of cable news is mourning the profound loss of a beloved family member, prompting an outpouring of condolences from friends and colleagues alike.
CNN's Alisyn Camerota announced last week that her husband, Timothy Lewis, passed away earlier this summer following a battle with pancreatic cancer, as US Weekly reports.
It was on Friday that Camerota's Instagram account featured an image taken on her wedding day and an accompanying caption that let the world know about her family's tragedy.
“Some very sad personal news to share: my beloved and extraordinary husband Tim passed away on July 27th, two years after being diagnosed with stage 4 pancreatic cancer,” she wrote.
Paying heartfelt tribute to her late spouse, Camerota added, “I cannot imagine any human being soldiering through a devastating diagnosis with more humor, humility and bravery than Tim.”
She went on to describe Lewis as “a phenomenal father, husband, friend and role model,” noting that “the rest of us are left trying to follow in his footsteps.”
Camerota and Lewis shared three children, 19-year-old twin girls and a 17-year-old son, and the CNN notable said that “Tim imbued us with a lot of strength and stability, and we're determined to try to emulate those qualities.”
According to the New York Post, Lewis, a Kansas City, Missouri, native, was the proud recipient of degrees from Yale University as well as the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
The outlet noted that Lewis then went on to build an impressive career in private equity and business consulting, working with such enterprises as the Keystone Group, CRG Partners, and Atlantic Street Capital.
Eventually, Lewis moved on to a new role with Southfield Capital, serving as a partner there for roughly a decade.
According to Camerota, Lewis “devoted much of his life to giving back to his community and trying to make life easier for the people around him.
“To that end,” she said, “we've set up a fund in his memory to help other families enduring a similar struggle,” highlighting the creation of the Tim Lewis Foundation to Fight Cancer and suggesting it as an outlet for anyone interested in making a memorial contribution.
In revealing the news of her devastating loss, Camerota noted, “This month would have been our 23rd wedding anniversary” and added, “I feel incredibly lucky to have had such a deep, committed, loving partnership for the time we had.”
Judging from the glowing words of remembrance, gratitude, and love that emerged in the wake of his death, it seems certain that Lewis' personal legacy is one that will endure not just within his own family, but among all those whose lives he touched.
