Two weeks after Jimmy Kimmel’s and our Uncle Frank passed away at the age of 77 from cancer, the late night host got to honor him last night. During his monologue that was really a eulogy to him, Kimmel played a message that Uncle Frank left on his answering machine. In that voice mail the former-NYC cop had a request for his nephew, “Jimmy, hey Jimmy. This is your Uncle Frank, Jimmy. Jimmy, I am with you all the way, in fact Jim I am a lot older than you and I will die a lot before…I want you to do wholeogy (eulogy). You know what that is, the talk, OK. Don’t memorize the wholeogy, let it come out naturally. OK, see you. I love you so much. And eat, make sure you eat.” And for 16 minutes that is what he did and he did so in such a way whether you were related him by blood or by watching him on Jimmy Kimmel Live, you feel a great loss in your life for a man whose innocence and good naturedness is something to aspire to.
Jimmy taking advice from what your Uncle Frank used to give strangers, he is very very very proud of you! You really did him proud last night.
Since ABC did not post the full 16 minute eulogy as am embedded clip. you can watch it over at Jimmy’s heartfelt words on ABC.com. While it is not his normally funny monologues that we are used to, his sincerity and love for his uncle was so touching it will make you fall in love with the ABC host in a whole new way. I wish I was at the taping yesterday to give him a hug, but I am sure he got many hugs from all the other people that love him and are proud of him like I am.
