John Easterling described the “magical” love he shared with wife Olivia Newton-John at the memorial service for the late icon on Sunday.
The 70-year-old took to the state at Hamer Hall in Melbourne and shared touching moments from their decades-long romance.
He spoke of the “supernatural” love the couple shared, and from the first moment he recognized her incredible talent.
“You have to understand I wasn’t an Olivia fan, I didn’t know Olivia music, I hadn’t even seen ‘Grease’ and this was a small, intimate theater in Miami and the lights went out and I heard Peruvian flutes and she started singing Pearls on a Chain,” he said.
“And there was healing in the audience, people around me were crying. I understood. It hit me like a laser beam in the chest that Olivia was a healer and that this is one of her mediums of healing.’
John Easterling (pictured) described the ‘magical’ love he shared with wife Olivia Newton-John at the memorial of the late icon on Sunday
John explained that the couple discussed how blessed they were to find each other during a trip to Prague where they spent time in bohemian cafes.
“We talked about how lucky we were to have found each other. And how in love we were. And how much happiness we experienced,” he said.
“We thought maybe we should feel guilty about being so happy, but we decided we’d feel gratitude and just let the happiness run its course.”
The businessman got emotional when he told how Olivia proposed to him.
He spoke of the “supernatural” love the couple shared, and from the first moment he recognized her incredible talent. Taking a picture together
“We ended up in Scottsdale on Valentine’s Day and I started a charade at dinner and the secret line was ‘Will you marry me’. And she got “will” and she got “you” and I said rhymes with hairy. Then, out of the blue, she said, will you marry me? And I said yes,” he said.
She looked stunned for a minute and then started laughing and said, “You rat bag.” That’s the story of how Olivia proposed to me.’
John also discussed where Oliva was most peaceful.
“She has been honored by Prime Ministers and Presidents and the Queen and recognized with all possible honors and awards for her talents.
“We thought maybe we should feel guilty about being so happy, but we decided we’d feel gratitude and just let the happiness run full blast,” he said.
“Every day with Olivia was supernatural. Every day with Olivia was a little bit of magic,” he continued
“What made her happiest was being on the farm, with the horses, with the chickens and the dogs and the cat, or sitting in the yard listening to birdsong,” John explained during his emotional speech
“But what made her happiest was being on the farm, with the horses, with the chickens and the dogs and the cat, or sitting in the yard listening to birdsong,” he said.
“Every day with Olivia was supernatural. Every day with Olivia was a little bit of magic,” he continued.
“I carry and feel Olivia’s presence, her sense of humor and adventurous spirit, the common purpose we shared, and that gives me the strength to carry on until I find her again in that ultimate space of love and light.
“In the deepest essence of Olivia, she was a healer, using her mediums of song, the words of touch. She was the bravest woman I’ve ever met.
“I carry and feel Olivia’s presence, her sense of humor and adventurous spirit, the common purpose we shared, and that gives me the strength to carry on until I find her again in that ultimate space of love and light,” John concluded. Together in the picture in 2000
John, the founder and president of the Amazon Herb Company, met Newton-John in the mid-1990s
“In her most difficult moments, she always had the spirit, the humor and the willpower to put things in the light. And as her spirit soars, the pain in my heart is healed by the joy of her love and that love shining forth,” he concluded.
The service comes six months after Newton-John passed away in August at the age of 73 after a brave and decades-long battle with cancer.
John, the founder and president of the Amazon Herb Company, met Newton-John in the mid-1990s.
They married in June 2008 in a spiritual Inca ceremony in Peru, followed nine days later by a legal ceremony on Jupiter Island in Florida.
They married in June 2008 in a spiritual Inca ceremony in Peru, followed nine days later by a legal ceremony on Jupiter Island in Florida.
