With Love and Laughter, John Ritter

This is a loving biography of John Ritter written by his second wife Amy Yasbeck.  There was a 14 year difference in their ages which did not impinge on their marriage relationship.  Both partners were working actors.  John Ritter's death from an undiagnosed aortic dissection on September 11, 2003 at the age of fifty-four shocked and saddened his family and friends.  Amy Yasbeck and John Ritter were parents of a daughter Stella.  John had two sons and and daughter from his first marriage who he was very close to.  All his children were a very important part of John Ritter's life.  John starred in theater, movies and situation comedies.  He won an Emmy for portraying Jack Tripper on Three's Company.  He was filming the comedy 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter when he became ill and was rushed to the hospital where he died.  John's father died from the same disease and in 2007, John's brother, Tommy, had a 12-hour surgery to repair the aneurysm and prevent the same death from befalling him.  John Ritter had many fans and was a genuinely nice person.  His favorite autography for his fans was, "With Love and Laughter, John Ritter."  The book was very well written and I really enjoyed reading it.  Amy Yasbeck has not remarried and has continued to act and raise her daughter Stella.  Amy Yasbeck has also formed the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health and the Ritter Rules to inform people about the disease of aortic dissection.