By Joseph A. Wulfsohn | Fox News
Kathryn
Limbaugh applauds as her husband, Rush Limbaugh, receives the Presidential
Medal of Freedom on Feb. 4, 2020. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)
Rush Limbaugh passed away Feb. 17 due to complications from lung cancer
Kathryn Limbaugh, the widow of conservative talk radio icon Rush
Limbaugh, is speaking out about the funeral that was held in her husband's
honor and her future plans.
Rush Limbaugh was laid to rest in a small private
ceremony on Feb. 24 in St. Louis, Missouri. The 70-year-old Limbaugh died Feb. 17 due to
complications from lung cancer.
Appearing on his namesake radio show on Tuesday, Kathryn
Limbaugh updated listeners about how she's been coping with her husband's
passing.
"It’s a difficult time but I’m OK and we will make
it through together," Limbaugh told guest
host Todd Herman.
"We called the day of his passing as ‘the event’ to
make it a little lighter. We planned the memorial service for a
year. Rush laughed at the coming event. The sun was shining brightly
at the Missouri funeral home, not like the icy snow a week before."
"Rush was just shy of a president in my view,"
Kathryn added. "There will be pictures of the horse-drawn carriage
with us following behind. We had a short ceremony in their chapel to his
favorite song. We then went down to the burial site. We prayed around
Rush and played some of his favorite music. It was absolutely stunning
with a beautiful oak tree over Rush with the sun shining down on
him."
Kathryn then shed light on what her plans were going
forward.
"I will continue the Rush Revere books and
audio," Limbaugh said. "To keep the movement alive, just think of
what Rush would say and do. I have his wedding ring and a cross on a chain
around my neck, keeping him with me every day, every moment. Rush didn’t know
after which EIB Show he would follow God’s plan to return to Heaven. He went
peacefully. Yes, he was greeted by many when he arrived back home."
Limbaugh added to Herman, "I will be back on EIB as
often as you want me to be."
Rush
Limbaugh learned he had Stage IV lung cancer in January 2020 and was awarded
the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Donald Trump at the State of the
Union address days later. First lady Melania Trump presented America’s
highest civilian honor to Limbaugh in the House viewing gallery.
"Rush Limbaugh: Thank you for your decades of
tireless devotion to our country," President Trump said during the
address.
Limbaugh is considered one of the most influential media
figures in American history and has played a consequential role in conservative
politics since "The Rush Limbaugh Show" began in 1988. Perched behind
his Golden EIB (Excellence in Broadcasting) Microphone, Limbaugh spent over
three decades as arguably both the most beloved and polarizing person in
American media.
Fox News' Brian Flood contributed to this
report.
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