Days after herdeath,Beth Chapman‘s loved ones are celebrating the life she lived.
Gathering at her favorite place on earth, Beth’s husband Duane “Dog the Bounty Hunter” Chapman, their friends, family and fanscame together at Fort DeRussy Beach in Waikiki, Hawaii, on Saturday to honor the lateDog the Bounty Hunterstar.
On Friday, a rep for the Chapman family told PEOPLE that her family members had organized a gathering to pay tribute to Beth, who died Wednesday at age 51 after a battle with cancer.
“Cecily and Lyssa Chapman invite the public to join the Chapman ʻOhana (family) for a gathering to honor Beth Chapmanʻs life,” a rep for the Chapman family said.
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Attendees were also “asked to bring ocean-friendly loose flowers,” according to the rep, “and please no leis (the strings can be harmful to ocean life).”
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Additionally, Beth’s husbandDuane “Dog” Chapmanis “finalizing plans for a memorial service in Colorado, and details will be announced shortly.”
Dog, 66, announced Wednesday morning on Twitter that his wife had died.
“It’s 5:32 in Hawaii, this is the time she would wake up to go hike Koko Head mountain,” he wrote. “Only today, she hiked the stairway to heaven. We all love you, Beth. See you on the other side.”
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The Chapmans first opened up about Beth’s illness in September 2017 when they publicly announced herstage II throat cancer diagnosis.
News of her death comes after Dog revealed that Beth was admitted to Hawaii’s Queen’s Medical Center on June 22. According toHawaii News Now, she was placed in a medically-induced coma. In a statement to the outlet, her husband said both he and his family “humbly ask everyone to please pray for Beth.”
“It’s quite serious,” the family rep told PEOPLE at the time.
source: people.com
