The 'very personal' reason Suzanne Somers’ husband Alan Hamel laid her to rest in Timberland boots
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Suzanne Somers’ husband has disclosed the final gift he gave his wife as she was laid to rest.
Alan Hamel spoke with People after the actress was put to rest following her death on October 15. The actress died just a day before her 77th birthday.
Alan Hamel bade Suzanne Somers goodbye in a special way
The 87-year-old shared, “Suzanne never really had boots designed for hiking on the rocks, so I ordered the Timberland boots.”
He continued, “[I] made my gift personal by drawing on them in a few words that represented our life to some degree and made them very personal to Suzanne.”
Hamel also revealed that his wife had “every Manolo Blahnik ever made,” but it would "have been predictable but not very personal" to have her "wearing [manolo blahniks] for her final trip.”
“Every time she put on the Timberlands, she said, ‘I am wearing you, and my boots will keep me safe,’” the entertainer told People.
Suzanne Somers and Alan Hamel had a fixed morning routine
The widower of the ‘Three's Company’ star also opened up about his and Somers’ morning routine that they followed for more than five decades.
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He stated that their routine “always included hiking to the top of one of the mountains, where there was a creek and a large flat rock in the middle of the creek.”
The television host mentioned, “By the time we got there, which was about a two-hour hike, the rock had been warmed by the morning sun.”
“We would have our lunch on the rock and then take a one-hour nap on the rock and then hike back down and go to work,” Hamel added.
‘I am in love with you, my beautiful Suzanne’
This came after a poem written to Somers by Hamel was shared with the public.
The author read the letter “and went to bed and later died peacefully in her sleep.”
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The poem read, as per People, “Love. There is no version of the word that is applicable to suzanne. The closest version in words isn’t even close. It’s not even a fraction of a fraction of a fraction.”
It continued, "Unconditional love does not do it. I’ll take a bullet for you doesn’t do it. I weep when I think about my feelings for you. Feelings… that’s getting close, but not all the way."
“55 years together, 46 married and not even one hour apart for 42 of those years. Even that doesn’t do it. Even going to bed at 6 o’clock and holding hands while we sleep doesn’t do it. Staring at your beautiful face while you sleep doesn’t do it.”
Hamel asserted, “I’m back to feelings. There are no words. There are no actions. No promises. No declarations. We are one. I am in love with you, my beautiful suzanne, for all of eternity.”
