28-05-2025
Valerie Bertinelli Shares ‘Strong Emotions,' ‘Memories' of Late Guitar Legend and Her Mother
opened up to her followers on Instagram on Memorial Day, May 26, with an emotional post that was prompted by an old photo that popped up on her phone.
'There really needs to be a warning, 'strong emotions incoming' when Apple photos decide to highlight a photo of the day,' she opened her post, which accompanied a photo of her late ex-husband, guitar legend with her mother, Nancy Bertinelli, that was apparently taken on May 26, 2017.
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'A flood of memories come rushing in when I see this photo. I'm talkin from the moment I introduced Ed to my mom in 1980, the joy of Wolfie's birth, the handful of arguments they would have, my effort to mediate them, and the delight in watching them laugh together. A lot of life lived together,' wrote the former Food Network star, referring to the birth of her son with Eddie, .
'I remember when Ed sent this to me,' she wrote referring to the photo she posted of the guitar legend, with short spiky hair, with his arm around her mother. 'I called him the morning mom passed and it hit him really hard. He was crying and saying how he had just gotten to see her in AZ a couple years earlier and how grateful he was. They had a complicated relationship that was centered by mutual respect and a deep love for one another, they understood each other, even through their flaws or maybe because of. I miss them both very much,' she continued.
Nancy Bertinelli died of rheumatoid arthritis in 2019 at the age of 82, while Eddie Van Halen passed away at the age of 65 in October 2020 of a stroke after battling cancer.
'Anyway, I'm gonna go off and have a good healthy cry. The kind of cry where I feel lucky to have loved and have been loved and the deep grief that goes with no longer being able to hold them and tell them that,' Bertinelli added. 'May you all all have a blessed Memorial Day. 🤍'Bertinelli's followers sympathized with the former One Day at a Time star in the comments.
'I read a quote here yesterday and it hit me hard. 'Grief is love with nowhere to go'. I'm sure you've maybe stumbled across it yourself. I hope you feel better after a good cry, let it out and have a beautiful day ❤️,' one wrote.
'Sending hugs your way. What a beautiful photo. Two important people in your world. May today be filled with good memories. ❤️🙏🏻❤️,' another added.
Valerie Bertinelli Shares 'Strong Emotions,' 'Memories' of Late Guitar Legend and Her Mother first appeared on Parade on May 26, 2025
