{"id":26971,"date":"2019-07-13T17:53:47","date_gmt":"2019-07-13T23:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/b1056570"},"modified":"2019-07-13T17:53:47","modified_gmt":"2019-07-13T23:53:47","slug":"dog-the-bounty-hunter-tearfully-pays-tribute-to-beth-chapman-at-colorado-memorial-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kift\/music-news\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-tearfully-pays-tribute-to-beth-chapman-at-colorado-memorial-service\/","title":{"rendered":"Dog the Bounty Hunter Tearfully Pays Tribute to Beth Chapman at Colorado Memorial Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"photo-txt-0\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"50.5\">\n<div class=\"column post-content__image--left post-content__image\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"32\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"image--full\" src=\"https:\/\/akns-images.eonline.com\/eol_images\/Entire_Site\/201454\/rs_634x1024-140604160524-634.dog-the-bounty-hunter-cmt.ls.6414.jpg?fit=inside|900:auto&amp;output-quality=90\" title=\"Beth Chapman, Duane Chapman, Dog the Bounty Hunter, CMT Awards\" alt=\"Beth Chapman, Duane Chapman, Dog the Bounty Hunter, CMT Awards\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"image__credits\">Michael Loccisano\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-photo-text\" readability=\"39\">\n<p><strong>Dog the Bounty Hunter<\/strong> honored his late wife <strong>Beth Chapman<\/strong> at a memorial service in Aurora, Colo. on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>During an emotional and tear-filled speech, the TV star recounted their life together. From&nbsp;recalling the moment he met his wife to speaking about their pre-fame days, Dog covered it all. He also spoke about her many achievements, including her work as a lobbyist, and her commitment to her faith.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I cannot believe that she&#8217;s gone,&#8221; Dog, whose real name is <strong>Duane Chapman<\/strong>, said at one point. &#8220;This is not possible. I want to wake up from a dream. In the \u201870s, I did 18 months in a Texas penitentiary, and I told God yesterday I&#8217;d do 5 years, 10 years day for day just to kiss her again.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Dog spoke about their success in the TV industry and Beth&#8217;s cancer battle.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;She got sick. They told her she had cancer two years ago,&#8221; he said. &#8220;[They said], &#8216;You can do chemo.&#8217; She tried it. They said, &#8216;You&#8217;re going to have to sit home though while Dog films the show.&#8217; The show did not kill her, but she died for it. She said, &#8216;Do&nbsp;you think I am going to let you go out there by yourself and film this TV show? You&#8217;re out of your mind.&#8217; I said, \u2018Honey, you might have to do chemo and stuff.&#8217;&nbsp; She goes, \u2018All it will do is keep me alive six months longer, and I am not going to do that because I want to be by your side.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-2\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"68\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"26\">\n<p>Later on, he said he &#8220;never admitted that she was going to die&#8221; and wouldn&#8217;t let her say it. He also recalled his wife asking him how he was going to make it without her and how he told her he didn&#8217;t know.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I don&#8217;t know,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I don&#8217;t right now.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>At one point, he talked about Beth&#8217;s final days and how she asked him to let her go.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I said, &#8216;No I can&#8217;t. I&#8217;m not going to let you go,'&#8221; he recalled. &#8220;I still haven&#8217;t let her go.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He also said, &#8220;If there is a God, He won&#8217;t let me live that long without her.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>However, Dog said Beth &#8220;will never be dead to me&#8221; and that she is simply in &#8220;another place.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everything she taught me, I&#8217;m going to get Heaven,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I am going to make her so proud.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"text-3\" data-hook=\"scrollable-block\" readability=\"32.571428571429\">\n<section data-textblock-tracking=\"text-block-text-only\" data-swiftype-index=\"false\" readability=\"2.2857142857143\">\n<p>Dog also honored Beth at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1053171\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-gives-emotional-speech-at-wife-beth-chapman-s-memorial-service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a service in Hawaii<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Beth died at the age of 51 back in June <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/992907\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-s-wife-beth-chapman-dead-at-51-after-cancer-battle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">following her battle with cancer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eonline.com\/news\/1056570\/dog-the-bounty-hunter-tearfully-pays-tribute-to-beth-chapman-at-colorado-memorial-service?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-topstories&#038;utm_source=eonline&#038;utm_medium=rssfeeds&#038;utm_campaign=rss_topstories\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">via:: E! 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