Great American Family Star Candace Cameron Bure Suffers Tragic Loss

Former Hallmark and now Great American Family star and producer, Candace Cameron Bure recently posted on Instagram to share some tragic family news. Moreover, she also thanks fans for their prayers at this difficult time.

GAF star Candace Cameron Bure is in mourning

It was on Wednesday that Bure took to Instagram, sharing some heartwarming photos and revealing that her father-in-law, Vladimir Bure had passed away. Bure was a father to her husband and also a much-loved grandfather to her three children.

In her post, Candace, 46, captioned her post by writing:

Our hearts are broken as we grieve the loss of Val’s dad Vladimir Bure.

“I loved this man so very much. To me, he represented not only the gift of life (my husband) that I am forever grateful for, but one of strength, dedication, motivation, resilience, willpower and love. In my mind, he was the epitome of each of those words, a little bit superhuman in some way,” she wrote.

The Fuller House star went on to commemorate her late father-in-law’s sports career, sharing that he was a “4x Olympic medalist in swimming and a 2x Stanley Cup winning coach for the New Jersey Devils.”

‘Proud father, grandfather, husband and dedicated coach’

Candace continued her post, now focusing on family, saying:

He was a proud father, grandfather, husband and dedicated coach. Most of all, I know how much he loved his family.

The actress closed her heartwarming caption by focusing on her faith and writing:

Thank you for praying for all of the Bure family as we grieve❤. We love you Vladimir and you’ll forever be in our hearts.

About the late Vladimir Bure

Vladimir Bure was known as an Olympic swimmer and Stanley up winning coach. He was born on December 4, 1950 in Norilsk, Russia. However, his family originally came from Furna, Switzerland. Meanwhile, Bure’s family was known for making bespoke watches for the Russian tsars from 1815 to 1917, which gave his family noble status.

Vladimir was known as a swimming legend in the USSR, competing for the Soviet Union in the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Olympics, winning four medals in swimming.

Bure remained in sports after his two sons, Pavel, born in 1971, and Valerie Bure, Candace’s husband was born in 1974. After his move to the United States, Bure followed his NHL dream by coaching the New Jersey Devils, who won two Stanley Cups, in 2000 and 2003.

Vladimir Bure died on September 3, 2024, at the age of 73.

We offer our sincere condolences to Candace Cameron Bure, Val Bure and their family.