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We’ve some very unhappy information to cross alongside from the world of actuality tv and leisure:
Frank Cozzolino, an election who rose to small display screen prominence due to his appearances on the HGTV present Holmes and Holmes, handed away on December 4.
He was 56 years outdated.
Holmes shared the tragic information of Cozzolino’s passing in a beautiful tribute on Instagram, alongside two pictures of him smiling subsequent to his buddy.
“I’m devastated by the passing of my good buddy Frank Cozzolino,” he wrote within the caption.
“Frank made us higher. His affect will dwell on in each house he helped. Frank might stroll into the hardest electrical catastrophe, crack a joke in his fashion, and instantly the entire room felt lighter. That’s simply who he was.”
Cozzolino was born in Toronto and in addition appeared on HGTV spin-off reveals akin to Holmes Household Rescue.
Late on Wednesday, Holmes added that Cozzolino “actually cared” about each home-owner he helped, and concluded the publish by stating:
“Frank will without end be a part of the Holmes household. Miss you buddy.”
From what we will collect, no reason behind dying has but been introduced.
In an Instagram Reel shared on December 9, nevertheless, Holmes revealed his buddy skilled well being points over the previous couple of years, with a “sudden” complication leading to his passing.
“Frank has gone by way of hell,” Holmes says within the footage.
“I imply he’s had a liver six years in the past, that liver failed, he needed to go in and get one other liver. It was contact and go, we thought for certain that he wasn’t going to make it, and he got here again. And abruptly because of problems, he has handed away Dec. 4.
“With nice unhappiness from all my household, my pals and everybody that he’s helped. He can be sadly missed.”
Holmes elsewhere recalled assembly Cozzolino on the set of Holmes on Houses earlier than it premiered in 2003.
“Roughly 25 years in the past, on the very first day of filming Holmes on Houses — it was a model new present — on the finish of the day, in walked an electrician. His identify was Frank Cozzolino,” he shared of Cozzolino assembly him, including that the introduction occurred as a result of “he wished a lot to assist the owners we have been about to assist.”
In an announcement shared with numerous celeb gossip retailers, a consultant for HGTV mentioned: “
We’re deeply saddened to listen to of Frank Cozzolino’s passing. Frank was an distinctive craftsman whose kindness, integrity, and unwavering dedication touched each mission and each particular person he encountered.”
Frank Cozzolino is survived by survived by his companion Lisa and his daughters Filomena and Alexandria, his obituary states. Could he relaxation in peace.
