John Ritter’s ‘8 Simple Rules’ Kids Remember What Their Late TV Dad Taught Them About Comedy & Life

Some charities come and go, but Amy Yasbeck (Wings), the widow of comic genius John Ritter, continues to keep her late husband’s memory alive with the John Ritter Foundation, which raises awareness of thoracic aortic disease through research, education, and advocacy. This year’s “Evening From the Heart” Los Angeles benefit, held at the Sunset Room in Hollywood, featured a table read of a 1983 Three’s Company episode titled “Going to Pot.” Ritter was starring on 8 Simple Rules (for Dating My Teenager Daughter) at the time of his death (from aortic dissection) as Paul Hennessy, father to Bridget (Kaley Cuoco), Kerry (Amy Davidson), and Rory (Martin Spanjers). TV…