Overview
- Consuelos, who disclosed the news Monday, said Saul Consuelos died March 23 after a long illness and “passed away peacefully.”
- Kelly Ripa called her father-in-law “the greatest person I’ve ever known” and said their three adult children are facing their first loss of a grandparent.
- Mark recalled Saul’s path from Mexico to roughly 30 years of service in the U.S. Navy, culminating at Special Operations Command in Tampa, and earning a master’s degree.
- He said he paused rehearsals for his Broadway play Fallen Angels to travel and say goodbye, and that returning to work has helped him cope.
- A family representative asked outlets to stick to the on-air remarks as the family supports his mother, Camilla, including discussing a possible move to New York.