

I never had that thought again, or before. No parent should have to bury a child.(Twitter) In a Facebook post, King said both the children - son Andy and daughter Chaia. “When I came out of and learned what had happened, I had an instant thought and I said to my son,, ‘I want to die,’ ” said King. Icon Larry King has died at age 87, leaving behind an estranged wife and three adult children son Larry Jr., 58, from his marriage to Annette Kaye and sons Chance, 21, and Cannon, 20. Larry King said in a post, Losing them feels so out of order. Akins had Andy from a previous marriage but was adopted by Larry in 1961, officially becoming part of the famous family. He is the only of King’s sons who is not blood-related. Larry King speaks out:His children Andy and Chaia die. I woke up in intensive care and I had tubes in me. Andy King was an American businessman and the oldest son of Larry King and his then-wife, Alene Akins. Stunned and overwhelmingly saddened to lose two dear family members, Andy King and Chaia King, Larrys children from his marriage to Alene. Larry King, the Brooklyn-bred man who became cable TV’s most well-known talk show host, has died after being hospitalized for COVID-19. King, who hosts Ora TV’s Larry King Now, has little memory of the stroke and its immediate aftermath, recalling, “I was driving to the doctor’s office, and I don’t remember anything after that. RELATED: Larry King Discusses His Divorce from Ex-Wife Shawn: 'It Hit a Point Where We Didn't Get Along' I feel positive - and hopeful," King told PEOPLE at the time. But I can still work and I can watch my kids grow up. Just recently, Larry filed for divorce from his current wife, Shawn Southwick King, after 22. “I don’t have any idea of what 2020 is going to be like. His 65-year-old son, Andy King, died of a heart attack on July 28, and his 51-year-old daughter, Chaia King, died after battle with lung cancer on Aug. Larry is also dad to sons Larry King Jr., Cannon and Chance King. King's stroke came just weeks after he had heart surgery to place a stent (he had a heart attack in 1987).

Of his health issues, King told PEOPLE in February, "It's been a rough year."
