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Valerie Bertinelli and Wolfgang Van Halen paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen on what would have been his 68th birthday Thursday.
Bertinelli, 62, posted an emoji of a white heart alongside a shot of her with the late rock legend and her former husband, who she was wed to from 1981-2007.
The actress also posted another shot with their musician son, 31, and the legendary guitar player, who died at 65 in October of 2020 following a stroke and longtime cancer battle.
The latest: Valerie Bertinelli, 62, and Wolfgang Van Halen, 31, paid tribute to Eddie Van Halen on what would have been his 68th birthday Thursday
Wolfgang shared a shot as he posed alongside his late father while holding a guitar.
He captioned the shot, 'Happy 68th Birthday Pop. Wish I could give you a big hug and tell it to you in person. I love and miss you more than you could ever know.'
Bertinelli, best known for her work on One Day at a Time, Touched by an Angel and Hot in Cleveland, last year revealed in her memoir Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today that Eddie's last words to her were 'I love you.'
Bertinelli and Van Halen were married for 26 years and stayed closed after their 2007 divorce, Bertinelli wrote, as she was by his side when he was dying.
Bonding: Wolfgang shared a shot as he posed alongside his late father while holding a guitar
Quality time: Bertinelli was seen with the late rock legend and her former husband, who she was wed to from 1981-2007
Legacy: The late artist on tracks such as Jump, Hot for Teacher and Beat It was pictured playing in Chula Vista, California in September of 2015
In an excerpt of the memoir, Bertinelli revealed the touching last words they exchanged prior to his death at age 65, as well as the gift her 'soulmate' gave her during his battle with cancer.
Bertinelli and the ex-couple's son Wolfgang were among the loved ones spending time with Eddie during his final weeks of life in the hospital. Also there was Van Halen's second wife, Janie Liszewski, and his brother, Alex Van Halen.
The rocker had been suffering from pneumonia, the bone marrow disorder myelodysplastic syndrome, and lung cancer, but ultimately died of a stroke.
