honestly," Couric tells PEOPLE about her first husband Jay Monahan's death When Katie Couric's husband Jay Monahan died of colon cancer at age 42, the loss was agonizing. More than two decades ...

When Katie Couric's husband, Jay Monahan, was diagnosed with colon cancer at 41 years old, it came as a complete shock. By the time he was diagnosed, the cancer was stage 4. He died nine months ...

Her first husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 of colon cancer ... So there's a lot of wood to chop in that area.” Related: Inside Katie Couric's Longtime Cancer Prevention Advocacy: 'My Personal ...

The legacy of Katie Couric's late husband, Jay Monahan ... respectively. Monahan died at the age of 42 from colon cancer in January 1998. (Couric later married John Molner in 2014.) ...

Katie Couric will never stop advocating for ... The cause hits close to home. Her first husband Jay Monahan died in 1998 of colon cancer, while her sister Emily died of pancreatic cancer two ...