Nick Cordero, the Broadway star who had a number of loyal followers from all over the world rallying behind him as he suffered from coronavirus, died on Sunday at the age of 41.
“God has another angel in heaven,” Amanda Kloots, his wife, posted on Instagram Sunday. “My dear husband has passed away this morning.”
Kloots published that her husband was “encircled in love by his family, singing and praying as he gently left this land.”
“I am in shock and hurt everywhere. My heart is shattered and I can’t imagine our life without it,” wrote Kloots, 38. “Nick was a bright light like that.”
Zach Braff, who starred with Cordero in Broadway’s “Bullets Over Broadway,” stated on instagram that the actor died at 11:40 a.m. Sunday at his side with Kloots and his mother.
“I have never met a kinder person, frankly,” Braff said. “But Covid doesn’t care for the purity of your soul or the goodness of your heart.”
Cordero was admitted to the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles at the end of March with what was previously believed to be pneumonia. The first coronavirus test was negative, although the subsequent test was positive for COVID-19.
In the span of 13 weeks, Cordero experienced a number of severe problems, including leg amputation, respiratory infections, and a replacement pacemaker insertion.
The Canadian-born actor received the Tony Award in 2014 for his performance in “Bullets Over Broadway” and has appeared in the plays “Rock of Ages,” “Waitress” and “A Bronx Story.”
Kloots frequently posted updates to her fans via social media on the ups and downs of her husband’s treatment. Fans and well-wishers assemble every day to dance to Cordero ‘s song “Live Your Life;” in terms of propping the star as he laid in a coma, mostly with hashtags # WakeUpNick, # OffTheVent or # CodeRocky.
Yet the next few weeks were packed with headlines of Cordero’s declining health. On June 30, day 90 of Cordero’s hospital stay, Kloots wrote, “I was mad at God. I’m praying and I have people all over the world praying. I told my mom and dad, “Why can’t He throw us a bone. I’m sorry, but I’m mad at him right now”. I felt bad right after my outburst, but it had to come out.”
“I will maintain my faith and pray for miracles,” she said.
Kloots began her Instagram goodbye to Cordero speaking about “Live Your Life,” that she and her friends played for him one last Sunday.
“Today we sang it to him, squeezing his hands. When I sang the last line to him; ‘they’re going to give you hell, but don’t let them ruin your heart, not without a fight. Live your life,’ I grinned because he’s certainly fighting. I’m going to love you forever and always my little guy.”
Source: USA TODAY
