THE family of cancer-stricken crooner Andy Williams gathered at his bedside to bid their heartbreaking final goodbyes to the “Moon River” singer.
“Andy’s bladder cancer had not only returned, but metastasized,” said a source close to the 84-year-old showbiz legend. “He was in constant pain and had lost all his hair due to chemotherapy and radiation treatments. There was nothing more his doctors could do for him.”
Andy’s three children with ex-wife, actress and singer Claudine Longet – daughter Noelle, 48, and sons Christian, 47, and Bobby, 42 – stood vigil at his bedside in Branson, Mo., said the source.
“Christian flew in from his home in Costa Rica, while Noelle and Bobby came in from Los Angeles,” said the source. “They were shattered, in tears.”
The ENQUIRER was first to reveal last November that Williams – who headlined a popular TV variety show in the ’60s – was stricken with invasive bladder cancer.
In February we reported that the silver-voiced singer had wasted away to a skeletal 125 pounds, and after undergoing treatment at the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, Texas, he and his wife Debbie had returned to their Malibu rental home.
Sadly, he suffered terribly in his final months after a stent inserted in his bladder became infected, sources say, and decided that he wanted to breathe his last breath in Branson.
The friend said: “Andy told his children, ‘Don’t cry for me. I’m going to a better place. I won’t be in any pain, and the next time you hear one of my songs, remember me.’”
