Josh Duhamel Mourns Death of Stepfather, 74, from Brain Cancer [Video]

Josh Duhamel is mourning the death of his stepdad.

The Shotgun Wedding actor, 51, shared on Instagram April 22 that he “said goodbye today to my stepfather George Kemper.”

Duhamel described his stepdad as an “incredible man with a larger than life personality and a laugh that filled the room.”

“He pulled my mother Bonny, my sister Ashlee, and myself from the wrong side of the tracks into a life with possibility,” he continued.

“He also gave me two other beautiful sisters, McKenzee and Kassidy,” wrote Duhamel. “We will miss this man dearly. Thank you for all you did for us Big George.”

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Kemper died at age 74 from brain cancer on April 9, at his winter home in San Tan Valley, Arizona, according to an obituary…