Guy Fieri called his first Father's Day without his dad Jim a 'tough day' in a video shared on Instagram on Sunday, June 16.
Kirsty Hatcher is an Associate Editor on the People.com Morning Team. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work previously appeared on ok.co.uk, in OK! Magazine and Reach PLC magazines.Guy Fieri shared that he experienced his first Father's Day without his dad Jim Ferry on Sunday, June 16, following his death in January at age 81
Guy went on to share that the daughter of some close friends had asked him to be her godfather. "Today at dinner she came up to me and gave me a card and handed me this glass that says, 'Only the best uncles are promoted to godfather,' and asked me if I'd be her godfather. Pretty special day," he added.In a PEOPLE cover story back in 2022, Guy opened up about his dad's pancreatic cancer. At the time, Jim had celebrated his 80th birthday and was five years cancer free.
"I think I was fortunate when I got into television, I got in when I was what, 36, 37 years old, maybe older than that, but I'd already done what I wanted to do. I wanted to be a dad, I wanted to be a great dad. I want to be like my dad, " he said. "My dad Jim is my hero. Both my parents are. Both really hard working, both committed to taking care of our family, both committed to being great members of the community. So I wanted to be like them.
Penny and Jim were what Guy called "hippie parents" and always encouraged him to work hard, like when he sold pretzels from a bicycle cart at 10 years old.. They ran Abraxas Leather Shop before selling it and opening Dave’s Saddlery, which they ran for over 20 years.
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