Serena Williams’ Husband Turns Emotional as He Revisits Grandfather’s Poignant Advice After His Sudden Demise

Serena Williams’ family recently went through a disturbing situation as her husband, Alexis Ohanian’s grandpa, John Ohanian, a major part of their family, passed away at the age of 101. While emotions kept flowing through the tennis legend’s family, her husband, like every other human would, started going through memories that reminded him of his grandfather’s wisdom.

While everything else was going well for the Ohanian family, a severe shock as the Reddit owner’s grandfather departed for heaven put everything on hold. Not that Alexis Ohanian was deeply attached to his grandfather, but he was immensely proud of his life, struggles, and the generations that his hard work has followed. Hours after his demise, Alexis Ohanian shared a post remembering some wise words his grandpa lived by.

Serena Williams’ husband shares memorable advice in remorse of his late grandpa

John Ohanian, whose 100th birthday was celebrated by the entire family at his home last January, was the son of refugees and Armenian Genocide survivors. Celebrating his grandfather’s 100th birthday last year, Alexis Ohanian took to Instagram, where he captioned a picture with 4 Ohanian generations: “His son built a small travel agency (retired this year) and his grandson built @reddit and who knows what great heights his great granddaughter will achieve.“

However, Alexis Ohanian appears to be in a moment of great shock after losing his grandfather recently. As he carried the weight of losing someone dear at such a turn in his career, he shared a piece of wise advice that his beloved grandfather gave him almost ten years ago. Reflecting on a fan’s question about a must-do experience in life, Alexis Ohanian wrote, “If you want to do something once in a lifetime, I don’t have the ability to tell you because I don’t know. If you live a constructive and healthy life using all of your abilities -mental and physical or whatever- just do it. Live your life. That’s what you should do at least once if not always.”

In a world that is often filled with many complexities, Ohanian’s grandpa’s advice acted as nothing less than a guiding philosophy. While Serena William’s husband shared a rooted philosophy, it reminded fans of the words that the Reddit owner wrote after witnessing the shocking situation.

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Alexis Ohanian gets emotional while remembering his late grandpa

Along with remembering his grandpa with advice he posted on social media long ago, Alexis Ohanian also expressed his feelings soon after losing him. He wrote, “Self-reliance was a hallmark of my Grandfather, and I’m grateful for it. Grandpa, I know the road you walked wasn’t easy, but it has carried us through 3 new generations of Ohanians, achieving opportunities your parents, who endured a nightmare in their youth, could’ve only dreamed of”.

Now that the world knows about the Ohanian family’s loss, fans are regularly coming forward to express their support for the couple as they stand at a very difficult moment in their lives.

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