Real Housewives of New Jersey's Teresa Giudice Mourns the Death of Her Dad Giacinto Gorga
Teresa Giudice is mourning the loss of her protector and hero. On Friday, the Real Housewives of New Jersey star announced her father, Giacinto Gorga, had peacefully died earlier that morning. He was 76 years old. "My father, my protector, my hero, God took you early this morning to be with mommy, I saw you peacefully pass & I know you kept fighting for my daughters and I," she wrote in a touching Instagram tribute featuring a montage of family photos "I have so many amazing thoughts of you, every day seeing you in the kitchen at my home, teaching my girls to cook, my partner in crime on shopping trips, your love of the shore & my travel buddy.