Less than one month after his death, Ric Ocasek’s New York City home isback on the marketfor $13.9 million.
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Inside, five bedrooms and four-and-a-half bathrooms coexist with several unusual spaces, including a living room with 20-foot ceilings, a loft study, a basement recording studio, and a mahogany-lined library.
The master bedroom where Ocasek died of cardiovascular disease, according to the New York City medical examiner’s office, appears more dated than the rest of the house. The room has pink-striped walls, a green floral rug and a wooden sleigh bed. A door in the bedroom leads out to the backyard garden.
In a new interview withRolling Stone, the model — who first met Ocasek whilefilming the music video for The Cars' song “Drive"in 1984 — opened up about the late music legend and father of her two children (Oliver, 21 and Jonathan, 25) and remembered her last moments with him before his sudden death.
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She revealed that her late husband had undergone surgery two weeks earlier, which Porizkova said was “not at all” the cause behind his death.
“I don’t know how much I want to say about the surgery, but it was successful. He was recuperating really well,” she told the outlet. “So his passing was a f—ing shock.”
Porizkova recalled bringing home cookies for Ocasek the night before his death.
“I stopped and got some cookies for Ric. When I got there, he was sitting in his usual chair and I said, ‘I got some gooey cookies,’ and he said, ‘OK, thanks, hon — I had some terrible cookies because I was in the mood for cookies, but I’ll have your gooey cookies tomorrow. I think I’m going to bed early since I’m feeling a little sore,’ " she shared. “And that was the last time I saw him alive.”
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The next morning, the mom of two returned and checked in on Ocasek and when she peeked in his room, she saw him in his usual sleeping position and assumed everything was alright.
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“I did some chores and then it was 11, and I thought, ‘This is weird, there’s something not right about this,’ " she said. “I poured the coffee and came upstairs to give it to him and he was in the exact same position; he hadn’t even moved a little bit. And at that point, I knew, but I couldn’t believe it.”
Porizkova added, “I walked up to him and he still looked asleep. Except he was really, really still and his eyes were a little bit open. I thought he was waking up, actually. I was about to wave my hand in front of his face and go, ‘Hey, I brought you coffee.’ But I touched his cheek and it was like touching marble. That was pretty f—ing awful.”
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“But the minute I called 911, literally two minutes [after], there were paparazzi at our house,” she continued. “That’s just disgusting.”
Looking back, Porizkova said his surgery was a “blessing,” as it unknowingly brought their entire family together one last time before Ocasek’s death.
source: people.com
