When it got here to like, the third time was the allure for Kris Kristofferson.
The late actor and nation legend discovered his fortunately ever after with spouse Lisa Meyers, to whom he was married for 41 years earlier than his death on Sept. 28 at age 88.
“I really feel nothing however gratitude for being this outdated and nonetheless above floor, residing with the folks I like,” he informed NPR in 2013. “I’ve received eight youngsters, and a spouse that places up with all the pieces I do, and retains me out of hassle.”
Kristofferson was recent off his second marriage, to singer Rita Coolidge, when he first met Meyers — then a legislation pupil at Pepperdine College — in 1982 at a Malibu fitness center.
In a transfer that the A Star Is Born actor later admitted was “a ploy” to talk to Meyers, he requested to borrow a chunk of apparatus, and the remaining was historical past. The pair tied the knot in February 1983, and went on to welcome youngsters Jesse, 40, Jody, 39, Johnny, 36, Kelly, 34, and Blake, 30.
“On the time, I used to be gun-shy about any relationship heavier than a one-night stand. The street had been my escape, going out and pouring all of it into performing,” Kristofferson informed PEOPLE in 1998 of assembly Meyers. “[But] as my household began getting greater, it lastly beat its means into my consciousness: ‘Get up, man. That is what actually issues.’ ”
The couple raised their youngsters in Hawaii — and Kristofferson stated in the identical PEOPLE interview that shifting to the islands and beginning a household with Meyers was “the very best transfer I ever made.”
In Hawaii, they discovered a peaceable existence, and in a 2015 interview with Las Vegas Magazine, the Grammy winner stated his day by day routine included a “stroll with my spouse.”
As Kristofferson’s well being deteriorated over time (he was identified with Lyme illness after beforehand being misdiagnosed with Alzheimer’s illness and fibromyalgia), Meyers remained his greatest supporter — and have become his fiercest advocate.
“We perceive Kris’ deficits in spatial consciousness and short-term reminiscence loss and we giggle about it on a regular basis,” she informed HuffPost in 2016. “The extra we are able to get Kris to giggle, the more healthy he’s. Being on the street, the laughter, the music. It’s nice medication.”
Kristofferson was at residence in Maui when he died “peacefully,” surrounded by his household, a consultant for the star stated. He’s survived by Meyers, their youngsters, and his three youngsters from earlier marriages: Tracy, 62, Kris Jr., 56, and Casey, 50.
“It’s with a heavy coronary heart that we share the information our husband/father/grandfather, Kris Kristofferson, handed away peacefully on Saturday, September 28 at residence,” the household stated in a press release shared with PEOPLE. “We’re all so blessed for our time with him. Thanks for loving him all these a few years, and while you see a rainbow, know he’s smiling down at us all.”