Jean Trebek Breaks Her Silence<br />on Husband Alex's Death.<br />Jean Trebek has finally released a message<br />following the death of her husband, Alex Trebek. .<br />The legendary ‘Jeopardy!’ host died on Sunday at <br />the age of 80 after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. .<br />In a post to Instagram on Wednesday,<br />Jean thanked everyone for their <br />“compassionate messages and generosity.” .<br />My family and I sincerely thank<br />you all for your compassionate<br />messages and generosity. , Jean Trebek, via Instagram.<br />She went on to say that the outpouring of<br />support has “truly touched [their] hearts.”.<br />Alongside her message, Jean posted a sweet<br />photo of the couple from their wedding day in 1990.<br />In the photo, Alex is slipping a<br />wedding ring on Jean’s finger.<br />Alex spoke about his decades-long marriage<br />to Jean in a January interview with ‘People,’<br />saying he was “satisfied with [his] life.” .<br />I’m pretty satisfied with my life …<br />if I’d just met Jean in my 20s we<br />could have had a longer life together, Alex Trebek, to 'People'
