Christian Oliver and Jessica Klepser on Nov. 12, 2015.Photo:Vivien Killilea/Getty
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Christian Oliver’s ex-wife Jessica Klepser is thanking mourners who attended a memorial service for her two young daughters and late ex-husband, who were eachkilled in a plane crashin January.
“TRULY GRATEFUL… for those who came in person - and for those who joined us in SPIRIT!!” Klepser wrote in the caption to her post. “Above all: Miss Maditz ❤️ Miss Anniki ❤️ and birthday boy @christianoliverofficial 🎂 #keepdancing,” she added.
Christian Oliver, his wife Jessica Klepser and their two daughters on March 22, 2015.Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
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Klepser confirmed in astatementshe shared Jan. 5 via the company she works for, Wundabar Pilates, that her late ex-husband and daughter’s plane fell into the ocean after it “experienced engine trouble.”
Christian Oliver (right) and his family.Gofundme
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Klepser has shared a number of postsmourning her familyand thanking those who have shown her support in the two months since Oliver’s death. On Jan. 31, she shared a video toInstagramshowing her speak to a group of people about her family members' deaths.
Christian Oliver on Feb. 19, 2020.Frazer Harrison/Getty
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“Christian and I, we were in such a good place, still being a team. We really had this whole co-parenting thing figured out and this helps me so much knowing we are still doing it,” she said in that video. “He’s with the girls, he’s taking care of them for now, it helps me so much knowing they are not alone. He is with them, they are doing their crazy things.”
“I feel I was supposed to be on that trip. I decided not to go, so I really think there is something here for me that I still have to do, and I promised them that I’m going to make them proud,” she also said at that time.
AGoFundMecreated to help Jessica cover the cost of Oliver and her daughters' funeral arrangements raised $201,615 following the actor’s death in January.
source: people.com