Earl Albert's family hopes he'll heal in time to attend the lighting ceremony for the tree he donated to Rockefeller Center in honor of his late wife.
Earl Albert's family hopes he'll heal in time to attend the lighting ceremony for the tree he donated to Rockefeller Center in honor of his late wife.Earl Albert warmed hearts when he honored his late wife, Leslie, by donating a huge Norway spruce tree from the couple's Massachusetts yard to be Now, Albert's family members are hoping for a Christmas miracle. Albert recently suffered a stroke and wants to recover in time to attend the tree's official lighting ceremony on Dec.
“We thank everyone for their well wishes and thoughtful messages. Earl has been recovering from a stroke, and is receiving great care. He is looking forward to the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting, and working hard to be able to attend in person," the family shared in a statement with TODAY Nov. 13.Earl Albert kisses his wife, Leslie. Albert donated a 74-foot Norway spruce tree from the couple's yard to be the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas tree.
Albert told NBC’s Joe Fryer that he and his wife, Leslie, planted the Norway spruce in their West Stockbridge yard back in 1967 when they were newlyweds., which was only waist-high when the couple put it into the ground, grew to be 74-feet tall over the next 57 years — making it the ideal height to stand adorned with Christmas lights in Rockefeller Plaza.
Meanwhile, back home in West Stockbridge, the Albert family plans to create a memorial for Leslie in the now empty spot where she and her husband planted the tree nearly 60 years ago.Grandkids honor their 80-year-old ‘Papaw’ by dressing like him from different eras of his life
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