{"id":823,"date":"2025-09-16T19:56:52","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:56:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=823"},"modified":"2025-09-16T19:56:52","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T19:56:52","slug":"rest-in-peace-alice-bell-your-light-remains-in-those-you-loved-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/?p=823","title":{"rendered":"\u201cRest in peace, Alice Bell. Your light remains in those you loved #2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Al Roker\u2019s family is mourning a deeply personal and heartbreaking loss. His eldest daughter, <strong>Courtney Roker Laga<\/strong>, recently announced the passing of her mother, <strong>Alice Bell<\/strong>, Al Roker\u2019s first wife. Alice died at the age of <strong>77<\/strong>, and while the cause of death has not been publicly disclosed, photos shared by Courtney show Alice with a breathing tube, gently cradling her granddaughter, Sky<span class=\"group relative mx-0.5 inline-block pb-1 align-middle h-5 w-4\" data-copy=\"false\"><button id=\":r75:\" type=\"button\" aria-expanded=\"false\" aria-controls=\":r74:\" aria-label=\"Citation 2\">2<\/button><\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Courtney posted a moving tribute on Instagram, writing:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>\u201cShe was my mother, my heart, and the most loving grandmother to Sky. I was with her for her last breath, and I will carry her love with me always.\u201d<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Alice Bell and Al Roker were married in <strong>1984<\/strong> and adopted Courtney in <strong>1987<\/strong>. Though they divorced in <strong>1994<\/strong>, Alice remained a quiet but cherished presence in Courtney\u2019s life. Al later married <strong>Deborah Roberts<\/strong>, with whom he shares two children, <strong>Leila<\/strong> and <strong>Nick<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This loss has touched many who followed Al Roker\u2019s journey as a father and now a grandfather. Courtney\u2019s tribute was met with an outpouring of love and condolences, including messages from public figures like Tamron Hall. Deborah Roberts also shared a heartfelt reflection on her evolving relationship with Courtney, calling her a \u201cwarm and loving\u201d part of her life.<\/p>\n<p>As the Roker family grieves, they are surrounded by support and remembrance for a woman who, though largely out of the public eye, left a lasting legacy of love and devotion.<\/p>\n<p>You can read more in <button type=\"button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.hellomagazine.com\/celebrities\/813448\/al-rokers-family-heartbreak-as-daughter-announces-death-of-mom\/\">Hello Magazine\u2019s coverage<\/button> or <button type=\"button\" data-url=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1413333\/alice-bell-ex-wife-of-al-roker-and-mom-to-courtney-roker-laga-dead-at-77\">E! Online\u2019s tribute<\/button>. Let me know if you\u2019d like help crafting a personal tribute or visual caption to honor Alice Bell\u2019s memory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Al Roker\u2019s family is mourning a deeply personal and heartbreaking loss. His eldest daughter, Courtney Roker Laga, recently announced the passing of her mother, Alice Bell, Al Roker\u2019s first wife. &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":821,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=823"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":833,"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/823\/revisions\/833"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/readinstory.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}