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Published 13:46 22 Jan 2022 GMT
John Stamos remembered his dear friend Bob Saget in a heartbreaking speech at the late comedian's memorial service.
Saget, 65, was found dead in his hotel room on January 9, 2022, just two hours after his stand-up show.
Calling his Full House co-star his "new guardian angel — a guardian angel with the dirtiest mouth and a heart as big and benevolent as forever," Stamos delivered an emotional tribute.
"My Bob. I’m not ready to accept that he's gone. I'm not going to say goodbye yet," Stamos, 58, said in his speech, which was shared by Los Angeles Times.
Stamos said he could still imagine his friend "out there, still on the road, doing what he loves with all his heart and humor. He’s standing on stage, killing. Another two-hour set in front of a couple hundred of the luckiest people on the planet. They’re laughing so hard they weep."
He also paid tribute to Saget's widow and "one true love," Kelly Rizzo, saying he could imagine Saget calling her to tell her about his latest show.
"He says he loves her with every bit of his heart," Stamos wrote. "And when he gets to the hotel to put his head on the pillow, he misses his daughters, his family, and his friends."
Stamos also talked about the shock and suddenness of Saget’s unexpected death.
He mentioned Saget’s final Instagram post, in which the late comedian talked about how much he was loving doing stand-up comedy on tour.
"I had no idea I did a two-hour set tonight," Saget wrote in his post. after his show in Jacksonville, Florida. "I’m back in comedy like I was when I was 26. I guess I’m finding my new voice and loving every moment of it."
"When I saw his last Instagram post, my first thought was he looked too ‘alive’ to die a few hours later," Stamos said.
"But I guess that’s right. We should all want to 'die alive.' We don’t want to be filled with regret and remorse, forgotten and discarded. We want to be overwhelmed with the privilege and bounty of doing what we do best. Bob felt young, energized, grateful and appreciated ... He died bright and fierce."
Stamos also remembered his friend's love for dirty jokes, saying: "I've gotten thousands of texts, emails, and calls speaking to our 35-year friendship, telling me how sorry they were for my loss.
"People have even sent flowers like I lost my wife or something. Come to think of it, when we were together, we were like an old, married couple: all bickering, no sex."
Stamos finished his moving speech with a direct message to Saget, saying: "Bob, I will never, ever have another friend like you.
"You will always be my best friend. You are my new guardian angel — a guardian angel with the dirtiest mouth and a heart as big and benevolent as forever."
