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Teresa Giudice Pays Tribute to Her Late Mother: She Is "Forever in Our Hearts"

The #RHONJ author remembered her late mom by sharing family photos and memories.

By Jocelyn Vena
The Real Giudices of New Jersey

Shortly after confirming her mother Antonia Gorga's passing, Teresa Giudice paid tribute to her on Instagram via a series of old family photos and memories. "Always there for us & forever in our hearts," The Real Housewives of New Jersey mom shared.

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I miss my mommy so much.

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❤️always there for us & forever In our hearts❤️

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Our MOM the Rock of our family ❤ @joeygorga

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Teresa's mother died on Friday of natural causes. She was 66. Teresa didn't hold back emotion when remembering her over the weekend. "She will forever be missed and cherished in my heart! Because of her I will find the strength to continue life's journey. My mother, my confidant, my best friend , my everything .. until we meet again. I love you mommy."

 

Teresa added, "Oh mommy, my heart is completely broken, you taught me so much about life, love and motherhood. This is a pain I've never felt before and goes so deep. I hope you know how deeply you were loved and how very badly you'll be missed."

My beloved mother, you are so beautiful. I miss you so much and my heart is broken. Mamma ti amo per sempre ❤

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Mom I love you so much can't stop thinking about you with @melissagorga

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Teresa's tribute included photos of her mom at various family gatherings and holidays.

Love you Mama ❤

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Mommy you are so beautiful ❤

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Mama ❤❤❤ Ske lived for us always put us first ❤💋🌺

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Love you Mommy ❤

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She also credited her mom for serving as an inspiration for her cookbooks. "Best thing about doing RHONJ that I was able to do my cookbooks and have all my moms recipes something that I will cherish my whole life and pass down to my daughters," she wrote.

 

Teresa also shared a photo of father, Giacinto Gorga, with her late mother, writing, "Never seen two people more in love than my parents."

Never seen two people more in love than my parents ❤

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An amazing love they have together ❤

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Check out throwback photos of the family, below.

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