Chester and Talinda Bennington.Photo: Gregg DeGuire/WireImage
Talinda Benningtonis paying tribute to her late husband, Linkin Park rockerChester Bennington, on the four-year anniversary of his death.
On Tuesday, Talindashared a photo to her social media accountsof Chester giving a thumbs up with a piece of lettuce on his head, writing in the caption, “You always had a way to make us laugh.”
Talinda then went on to say that she and their kids, 9-year-old twins Lily and Lila and son Tyler, 15, miss Chester “every second of every day.” (Chester also had children Jaime, Isaiah and Draven from previous relationships.)
“You were the best person I have ever known,” she wrote. “I see you in our babies every day. Lily is your mini me, with her looks and beautiful voice. Tyler has your wit, intellect, looks, and the same obsession for trying to figure out space and time. And Lila, she has your heart of gold.”
Talinda wrote that when the kids were newborns, Chester wrote down his “hopes and dreams for them.”
“God must have seen what you wrote because they are truly everything you wished for them to be,” she wrote. “I know you can see them. I would give anything to have you back so they could see you. But that’s why we have our entire life together on home videos. I’m glad I never stopped recording.”
During a 2019 episode of the ABC News podcastLife After Suicide, Talinda further opened up about her late husband, telling the network’s chief medical correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton that she thought he had reached a “good place” following years ofstruggling with substance abuse and depression.
“We just thought he was okay,” she said. “I can’t emphasize enough. If you knew Chester, you would know that he was in a good place, in such a good place.”
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Rather than staying “stuck in despair,” Talinda added that interacting with Linkin Park fans on social media helped her through the early stages of grief.
“They were reaching out, saying how sad they were and how they didn’t think they could go on because Chester couldn’t,” she said. “And I knew that that’s the last thing Chester would’ve wanted.”
If you or someone you know is considering suicide, please contact the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255), text “STRENGTH” to the Crisis Text Line at 741-741 or go tosuicidepreventionlifeline.org.
source: people.com
