“It’s a hard life, and a very different life. Whether it was verbally, or a series of notes … we shouldn’t miss an opportunity to tell those who mean something to us, that they mean something to us.Happy 65th Wedding Anniversary to Bart and Cherry Starr who have been long-time supporters of doing all we can — Lombardi Foundation (@Lombardi_Fdn) In a statement, the Packers offered prayers for Bart Starr’s wife and his family. “They don’t let that go unspoken. “It’s been a wonderful weekend. Bart Starr was more … It was the first time since the award was created in 1989 that the elder Starr did not present it. I’m emotional saying this, but it will be our last trip back,” Cherry Starr said, In recent years, Cherry Starr has had thyroid cancer.Bart Starr, former Green Bay Packers quarterback and his spouse Cherry Louise Morton wave to the crowd during the jersey retirement ceremony for Brett Favre at Lambeau Field on November 26, 2015 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.Bart Starr was more than a football great. Starr's decision to play football for Alabama rather than for Bear Bryant at the University of Kentucky did not sit well with Bryant, and four years later as head coach of the Starr spent the summer of 1956 living with his in-laws and throwing footballs through a tire in their backyard in order to prepare for his Starr was responsible for calling plays (then the norm);Immediately following his retirement as a player, Starr served as the Packers' quarterbacks coach and called plays in His regular season record was a disappointing 52–76–2 (.408), with a playoff record of 1–1. He and his wife, Cherry, are well-known for giving back to the community.“Bart and Cherry were generous benefactors to many organizations and causes, most notably Rawhide Boys Ranch, which was established in 1965 near New London, Wis., to serve at-risk youth and families,” the Packers wrote.Two of my favorite Bart Starr photos. He was preceded in death by his youngest son, Bret,” the Packers wrote.Bret Starr passed away in 1988 at the age of 24 of a drug overdose, Bloomberg reported. Starr “is survived by his wife, Cherry; and his oldest son, Bart Jr. She was born Cherry Louise Morton. Supposedly healed from the back injury, Starr rarely played in his senior season. He battled with courage and determination to transcend the serious stroke he suffered in September 2014, but his most recent illness was too much to overcome.”A message from the family of Bart Starr — Green Bay Packers (@packers) “While he may always be best known for his success at the Packers quarterback for 16 years, his true legacy will always be the respectful manner in which he treated every person he met, his humble demeanor, and his generous spirit.