Overview
- Mark Consuelos disclosed on Monday’s Live with Kelly and Mark, after two weeks of pre-recorded shows, that his father, Saul, died March 23 following a long illness.
- He said Saul passed away peacefully, with Kelly Ripa calling her father-in-law the greatest person she had known.
- The couple said this is the first death their adult children have faced, which has hit them hard.
- Mark highlighted Saul’s path from Mexico to a 30-year U.S. Navy career that included Special Operations Command in Tampa, plus a master’s degree earned through the service.
- Consuelos said he was able to say goodbye during rehearsals for his Broadway play Fallen Angels, which he described as a welcome distraction as he keeps performing.