Jean Trebek Breaks Her Silencebr on Husband Alex's Death.br Jean Trebek has finally released a messagebr following the death of her husband, Alex Trebek. .br The legendary ‘Jeopardy!’ host died on Sunday at br the age of 80 after a long fight with pancreatic cancer. .br In a post to Instagram on Wednesday,br Jean thanked everyone for their br “compassionate messages and generosity.” .br My family and I sincerely thankbr you all for your compassionatebr messages and generosity. , Jean Trebek, via Instagram.br She went on to say that the outpouring ofbr support has “truly touched [their] hearts.”.br Alongside her message, Jean posted a sweetbr photo of the couple from their wedding day in 1990.br In the photo, Alex is slipping abr wedding ring on Jean’s finger.br Alex spoke about his decades-long marriagebr to Jean in a January interview with ‘People,’br saying he was “satisfied with [his] life.” .