Canine the Bounty Hunter Tearfully Pays Tribute to Beth Chapman at Colorado Memorial Service

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Canine the Bounty Hunter honored his late spouse Beth Chapman at a memorial service in Aurora, Colo. on Saturday.

Throughout an emotional and tear-filled speech, the TV star recounted their life collectively. From recalling the second he met his spouse to talking about their pre-fame days, Canine coated all of it. He additionally spoke about her many achievements, together with her work as a lobbyist, and her dedication to her religion.

“I can not consider that she’s gone,” Canine, whose actual title is Duane Chapman, mentioned at one level. “This isn’t doable. I wish to get up from a dream. Within the ‘70s, I did 18 months in a Texas penitentiary, and I advised God yesterday I would do 5 years, 10 years day for day simply to kiss her once more.” 

As well as, Canine spoke about their success within the TV trade and Beth’s most cancers battle. 

“She received sick. They advised her she had most cancers two years in the past,” he mentioned. “[They said], ‘You are able to do chemo.’ She tried it. They mentioned, ‘You are going to have to sit down residence although whereas Canine movies the present.’ The present didn’t kill her, however she died for it. She mentioned, ‘Do you suppose I’m going to allow you to go on the market by your self and movie this TV present? You are out of your thoughts.’ I mentioned, ‘Honey, you might need to do chemo and stuff.’  She goes, ‘All it should do is maintain me alive six months longer, and I’m not going to try this as a result of I wish to be by your aspect.'”

Afterward, he mentioned he “by no means admitted that she was going to die” and would not let her say it. He additionally recalled his spouse asking him how he was going to make it with out her and the way he advised her he did not know.

“And I do not know,” he mentioned. “I do not proper now.”

At one level, he talked about Beth’s remaining days and the way she requested him to let her go. 

“I mentioned, ‘No I am unable to. I am not going to allow you to go,'” he recalled. “I nonetheless have not let her go.”

He additionally mentioned, “If there’s a God, He will not let me stay that lengthy with out her.” 

Nonetheless, Canine mentioned Beth “won’t ever be useless to me” and that she is just in “one other place.” 

“Every thing she taught me, I’ll get Heaven,” he mentioned. “I’m going to make her so proud.”

Canine additionally honored Beth at a service in Hawaii.

Beth died on the age of 51 again in June following her battle with most cancers.

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