Adan Canto and wife Stephanie attend NDRC Food For Thought Benefit celebrating safe and sustainable eating on May 29, 2014.Photo:Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty
Adan Canto’s wife, Stephanie Ann Canto, has spoken out about hisdeathat age 42.
Known for roles inThe Cleaning LadyandDesignated Survivor,Adan died following a private journey with appendiceal cancer at the age of 42. He and Stephanietied the knot in June 2017, sharing a son, Roman Alder, 3½, and a daughter, Eve Josephine, 1½.
The two would often showcase their romance on social media, celebrating milestones such as theirsix-month wedding anniversaryandevery year sincewith touching tributes.
He captioned the post, “Don’t count the years. Make the years count. Celebrating another one with my beautiful wife. #36 #justgettingstarted” The actor also regularly shared photos of Stephanie and their dog, Dolly.
“Missing my girls this weekend… @stephanie.a.canto @ourlittledolly,” he wrote in a June 2018Instagrampost.
Adan Canto attends 2022 Fox Upfront on May 16, 2022 in New York City.Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Dia Dipasupil/Getty
Before welcoming their first child together, Adan opened up about what becoming a father meant to him in a Match 2020Instagram post.
“I feel immensely humbled and honored to have been given the blessing of Family. I thank God for allowing my wife and I to have met in such an unlikely place and time. I thank him for her heart, mind and spirit, that remind me daily of the man I strive to be. I thank him for the opportunity to raise a new soul with her, and to shape his mind with a solid foundation of Honor, Love, Strength and Understanding,” his post read.
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The actor’s lastInstagram post, shared in June 2022, was a tribute to his family: “Happy Father’s Day! I’ve been blessed with mine.”
For the special celebration, Stephanie shared a photo of Canto with his son onInstagramwriting, “Thank you for being the model of man. @adancanto. The kind our son will want to become and our daughter will want to find 🤍 We love you more than anything.”
source: people.com
