“The last thing Ed really wanted” why Eddie Van Halen’s family ordered pizza to his hospital room shortly after he died [Video]

The sad Eddie Van Halen passing of Edward Van Halen in 2020 shook the guitar world. But in a recent interview with People, Van Halen’s ex wife, actress and author Valerie Bertinelli, has reflected on the more personal impact that EVH’s death at 65 had on his nearest and dearest – and the simple but touching way his family paid tribute to the legendary guitarist in the hours after his passing.

“I didn’t want to believe it was happening,” she admits. “Even while it was happening, I wasn’t believing it was happening.”

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The guitarist’s family were with him til the very end; EVH’s second wife, Janie Liszewski, his brother, Alex Van Halen, and son Wolfgangwere also by his side when Eddie passed away due to complications related to throat cancer. And, a short while after Eddie died, the group decided …