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With Love and Laughter is actress Amy Yasbeck’s most enduring memory of the life she shared with her husband, one of America’s most popular and beloved film and television actors, John Ritter.

We welcomed him into our homes weekly with his Emmy Award–winning portrayal of Jack Tripper on Three’s Company and his hit comedy 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter. On September 11, , John Ritter’s death from an undiagnosed aortic dissection, at the age of fifty-four, shocked and saddened not only his family and friends but also his millions of fans around the world.

In this inspiring and enlightening memoir, Yasbeck reveals how she dealt with the loss and shock of losing John so unexpectedly. It is both a moving portrait of her husband, and an extremely relatable examination of the painful process of grieving. Enduring her grief with poise and patience, she is dedicated to preserving his name and With Love and Laughter, John Ritter is a wonderful and touching tribute to a man adored by the public and cherished by friends and family.

Here are the unforgettable times she shared with a man who was adored for finding humor in everyday encounters, never failing to energize and entertain everyone around him. His philosophy was summed up by his favorite autograph for his fans, With Love and Laughter, John Ritter. Amy Yasbeck’s powerful story reminds us that love never dies . . . and the laughter doesn’t have to end.

John Ritter’s widow Amy Yasbeck is revealing the unique way her family honors the late comedian.

In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health on Thursday, May 9, Yasbeck, 61, describes the content the family shares in a group thread when they want to honor the man they loved.

"All we do is we send each other videos of physical comedy or people falling down, or having a bird poop on them, or something. We say, 'John would've' or 'Dad would've loved this,'" she says, referring to John's four children.

"And you don't even have to say it, because we all share that appreciation of physical comedy like he did," she adds.

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Amy's comments more than two decades after the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actor suddenly died on Sept. 11, , at age 54 after suffering an aortic dissection.

Yasbeck founded her organization the same year her husband suddenly died, to raise awareness about the condition in terms people can understand.

"The science can sometimes be very dense. But to be able to tell it as a story, that's what actors do, they tell stories. Be able to tell everybody's stories, people get it much better than sitting in a classroom," she says about how events like the gala make a difference.

While speaking to PEOPLE at last year’s gala for the foundation created in honor of her late husband, Yasbeck said after being asked about the joy she gets in keeping Ritter's legacy alive, "It's a trade-off. Because the legacy is keeping his family alive."

"And he thought everyone was connected and everyone is everyone's family, which I believe, but he believed it very deeply," the actress added, in part. "So in my heartfelt effort to understand what aortic dissection is, understand t

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"I always knew Amy Yasbeck was a talented actress--but I had no idea she was such a talented writer. Her book, a glowing tribute to her late husband John Ritter, is beautifully written, very funny, and very moving. I loved thi