Kenny Rogers’ Widow Wanda Marks Their 29th Anniversary With a Touching Tribute: ‘I Hold You in My Heart Forever’
More than five years after losing her husband, Wanda Rogers is still celebrating the love story she shared with a country icon.
Rogers is the widow of Kenny Rogers. Her latest tribute to her late husband is melting hearts across social media. On Monday, June 1, Wanda turned to the late “Lady” singer’s official Instagram to honor what would have been their 29th wedding anniversary. The couple wed in 1997 and remained devoted partners all the way up until Kenny’s passing in March 2020 at age 81.
Wanda wrote a heartfelt note alongside a wedding photo to the man she still calls her great love.
“Today is the most special day for me: our wedding anniversary,” she began, before adding, “Even though I can’t touch you, I hold you in my heart forever, Kenny… Justin, Jordan, and I miss you so much. Love, Wanda.” Justin and Jordan are the twin sons she and Kenny welcomed together.
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In the rest of her message, Wanda looked back on the beautiful ceremony the pair held nearly three decades ago at Kenny’s ranch in Athens, Georgia. The celebration carried an especially personal touch: a song the Grammy winner wrote just for his bride, “As God Is My Witness”. He penned it alongside bandmates Warren Hartman and Steve Glassmeyer. Its tender lyrics speak of the right love arriving once in a lifetime, with no rhyme or reason behind it.
Kenny’s marriage to Wanda was the last and longest chapter in a much-storied personal life. Before they met, the “Gambler” hitmaker had walked down the aisle four other times. He was first wed to Janice Gordon, with whom he had daughter Carole, then to Jean Massey, followed by Margo Anderson, the mother of his son Kenny Jr. Finally, he ended up with Marianne Gordon, with whom he shared son Christopher.
Through it all, fans who grew up on Kenny’s music have watched Wanda keep his memory alive, year after year. It’s undoubted proof that, for her, the love they built has never faded. Rogers has painstakingly shown off her love for her late husband several times over, and will be carrying a candle for “The Gambler” seemingly until she passes.
