Sipping her morning coffee at her Westchester, New York, home, Meredith Vieira smiles as she recalls recently hosting her daughter Lily’s wedding in the very space where she sits.

Cindy Ord/Getty Images Meredith Vieira and late husband Richard Cohen were each other's biggest supporters throughout their decades-long marriage. Cohen had already been battling multiple ...

Laughing had been beneficial to Vieira and Cohen, as well. “Richard is a very funny person, and I have a good sense of humor. So that’s sort of our thing," she also told PEOPLE.

Meredith Vieira and late husband Richard Cohen were each other’s biggest supporters throughout their decades-long marriage. Cohen had already been battling multiple sclerosis for 10 years when ...