Joy Behar revealed that Cohen, 76, became a grandfather over the summer and "loved appearing on The View" During Vieira's tenure

The ladies of The View are rallying around OG co-host Meredith Vieira amid the loss of her husband Richard Cohen, who died on Christmas Eve following a years-long battle with multiple sclerosis. Host Joy Behar took some time out of this morning’s episode of The View to pay tribute to Cohen.

Meredith Vieira’s husband, Richard Cohen, has died at the age of 76, after living with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) for more than 50 years. Hoda Kotb announced Cohen’s death on Tuesday (January 7) during an episode of Today. She revealed that Cohen died on Christmas Eve (December 24), “surrounded by love.”