Dog the Bounty Hunter asks fans to post photos in honor of late wife Beth for first anniversary of her tragic death
Dog the Bounty Hunter has asked his fans to post photos in honor of his late wife Beth Chapman for the upcoming first anniversary of her death.
Beth at just 51 after a long battle with stage four throat cancer.
, whose real name is Duane Chapman, took to Instagram to announce the celebration for his late wife in Hawaii.
Along with a stunning picture of Beth displayed at her funeral last year, the 67-year-old called out to his fans: "On June 26, 2020, Cecily B. Chapman will be hosting a 1-year remembrance of her beloved mom Beth Chapman!
"The paddle out will begin at 5:30 pm at Waimanalo Beach. Prayer will take place on the beach and in the water.
"Bring your board and flowers so we can remember Mrs Dog the right way."
The reality TV star also shared what fans not based in Hawaii can do to remember the late blond beauty.
"Not in Hawaii. Go on a walk, hike, and take a picture. Let’s make it viral," he wrote.
"Post a picture on all your social media accounts using the #fortheloveofbeth hashtag!!!! Please share and spread the word!"
Cecily, Duane's also shared the same message on her Instagram with another picture of her mom.
After surviving what she described as the "worst year of my life," Cecily told The Sun in an exclusive interview
Sharing some tender never-seen-before family pictures of her mom, she said she is now dedicated to keeping Beth's "legacy alive" through the launch of a and interacting with Beth's army of fans across the world.
Cecily, who said she's only just felt able to talk about the , claimed she had no idea that when her mom , the matriarch would never return home.
She said: "Those five days in the hospital were probably the worst days of my whole entire life. It was like going to a hospital to have a baby and then you left without your baby.
"When it first happened, I just thought maybe she was just having difficult breathing.
"You don't think about the worst case scenario. I never would have thought that that was the last time I would speak to her that morning."
Dog and admitted Beth told him "Daddy, I'm going to die" just before her death.
Wearing sunglasses after undergoing eye surgery, Dog told Christian minister Patricia King: "As you know, Beth is in heaven, this week is a year and she wanted to show the public that she was going to beat the cancer.
"And of course she didn't and as she knew she wasn't, I never admitted that.
"She woke me up one night and told me 'Daddy, I'm going to die,' and I said, 'No you're not.'
"So she had accepted it and I would not."
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Beth starred with her husband on the A&E reality series Dog the Bounty Hunter, which ran from 2004 to 2012.
She was first diagnosed with stage two throat cancer in November 2017 and it quickly developed into stage four.
Dog is now engaged to Colorado rancher Francie Frane, The Sun first reported.
The star's daughter Lyssa said her dad's relationship