Within weeks of his death, Yasbeck formed the John Ritter Foundation and made it her mission to prevent this tragedy from striking other families. "When aortic dissection is confused with heart ...
a gala that benefited the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health. Ritter died in 2003 at the age of 54 from an undetected ...
Sept. 19 is Aortic Dissection Awareness Day. Amy Yasbeck, who was married to John Ritter, founded the John Ritter Foundation for Aortic Health shortly after his death from an acute aortic dissection.