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Valerie Bertinelli shares sweet throwback photos of her ex-husband Eddie Van Halen... after the iconic guitar virtuoso died of cancer at 65

Her ex-husband Eddie Van Halen died Tuesday following a years-long battle with throat cancer.

And Valerie Bertinelli shared some of her favorite photos of herself and the guitar god on Thursday.

The 60-year-old One Day At A Time star posted the aged snaps to her Instagram Stories, including photos from the first time she ever met Eddie. 

Classic couple: Valerie Bertinelli, 60, shared her memories of her late husband Eddie Van Halen on Thursday with throwback photos going back to 'The night we met'

Classic couple: Valerie Bertinelli, 60, shared her memories of her late husband Eddie Van Halen on Thursday with throwback photos going back to 'The night we met'

Valerie didn't have much to say about the photos, and she simply captioned the first one, 'The night we met.'

A second picture showed the two met at a concert in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 28, 1980, which came after Van Halen had had released its first three classic albums.

Valerie, whose thick dark hair was overshadowed by Eddie's massive hairdo, leaned in in the first photo to speak with the guitarist in a crowded room backstage.

In the second photo, she had her arm around his shoulders while he looked playful with an M&Ms wrapper in his mouth. 

New love: A second picture showed the two met at a concert in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 28, 1980, which came after Van Halen had had released its first three classic albums

New love: A second picture showed the two met at a concert in Shreveport, Louisiana, on August 28, 1980, which came after Van Halen had had released its first three classic albums

Lovebirds: The two were already a couple in a cute photo only a few months later on Christmas, 1980. Valerie embraced Eddie next to a Christmas tree while he beamed ear-to-ear

Lovebirds: The two were already a couple in a cute photo only a few months later on Christmas, 1980. Valerie embraced Eddie next to a Christmas tree while he beamed ear-to-ear

The two were already a couple in a cute photo only a few months later on Christmas, 1980.

Valerie embraced Eddie next to a Christmas tree while he beamed ear-to-ear.

The two were back on their home turf of Los Angeles, where Van Halen got its start playing clubs, in a black and white photo that was taken at the Forum in 1981.

Valerie had on black leather pants with a button up shirt, a blazer and a striped tie, while Eddie rocked ripped jeans and a long white shirt as he wrapped his arms around her. 

Going strong: The two were back on their home turf of Los Angeles, where Van Halen got its start playing clubs, in a black and white photo that was taken at the Forum in 1981

Going strong: The two were back on their home turf of Los Angeles, where Van Halen got its start playing clubs, in a black and white photo that was taken at the Forum in 1981

Family: Valerie's final photo was taken more than a decade later, showing her and Eddie with their son Wolfgang Van Halen, now 29, as they went for a ride on a carousel

Family: Valerie's final photo was taken more than a decade later, showing her and Eddie with their son Wolfgang Van Halen, now 29, as they went for a ride on a carousel

Valerie's final photo was taken more than a decade later and on the East Coast, showing her and Eddie with their son Wolfgang Van Halen, now 29, as they went for a ride on a carousel.

Wolfgang, who announced his father's death, would go on to take up the bass and became the regular bass player for the band in 2006, replacing its longtime bassist Michael Anthony.

Fittingly, Valerie let Eddie's guitar do the talking by soundtracking all of the photos to his meditative instrumental track Cathedral, from Van Halen's 1982 album Diver Down.

On Tuesday, the actress shared an adorable throwback photo of herself and Eddie as they posed with baby Wolfgang.

'40 years ago my life changed forever when I met you. You gave me the one true light in my life, our son, Wolfgang,' she wrote.

'Through all your challenging treatments for lung cancer, you kept your gorgeous spirit and that impish grin. I’m so grateful Wolfie and I were able to hold you in your last moments.

'I will see you in our next life my love,' she concluded. 

In a post from Tuesday, Valerie remembered her late ex-husband. 'I will see you in our next life my love,' she wrote

In a post from Tuesday, Valerie remembered her late ex-husband. 'I will see you in our next life my love,' she wrote

Moving on: The actress and Van Halen separated in 2001 and she filed for divorce in 2005. He later married Janie Liszewski in 2009; pictured in 2017

Moving on: The actress and Van Halen separated in 2001 and she filed for divorce in 2005. He later married Janie Liszewski in 2009; pictured in 2017

Valerie and Eddie were married in April 1981, and she gave birth to Wolfgang in March, 1991.

The couple later separated in 2001, though it wasn't until 2005 that Valerie filed for a divorce, which was finalized in 2007.

Valerie later wrote that she chose to end her marriage over the musician's ongoing addiction to cocaine and his unwillingness to stop smoking cigarettes after he had already had to have part of his tongue removed due to oral cancer.

The guitarist would later marry Janie Liszewski in 2009, but he and Valerie remained good friends for the rest of his life, with attending his second wedding and him attending her wedding to Tom Vitale in 2011. 

Old friends: The former couple remained good friends, and both attended their subsequent weddings

Old friends: The former couple remained good friends, and both attended their subsequent weddings

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