Vanessa Bryant Posts Tribute to Daughter Gianna as School Retires Her Jersey: 'God I Miss You'

The late Kobe Bryant's wife, Vanessa Bryant was teary-eyed as she paid a heartfelt tribute to her husband and 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa Bryant for the first time post her husband and daughter's tragic death spoke in public at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

During the Staples Center’s "A Celebration of Life" — a tribute to Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter Gianna — grieving wife and mother Vanessa Bryant tearfully eulogized the late father and daughter. Bryant began her speech by sharing memories of her daughter.

Vanessa Bryant delivered a heartbreaking goodbye to her daughter, Gianna, and her and Kobe Bryant's memorial on Monday. 

Vanessa Bryant is sharing a tribute for her late daughter, Gianna. In an Instagram post on Monday, the 37-year-old mom shared a snap of a tattoo that soccer star Sydney Leroux got in honor of Vanessa's late daughter. Gigi and her dad, Kobe Bryant, died in a helicopter crash last month alongside seven others. She was 13.

Sydney Leroux Dwyer is paying tribute to Gianna Bryant. The 29-year-old soccer star got a tattoo of the late teen's jersey number—number two.

Sydney Leroux just got new ink to commemorate Gianna Bryant.

© Getty Three weeks after his death, Kobe Bryant is getting a sweet message on his favorite holiday. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife, posted a photo of the two of them accompanied by lyrics from Lauryn Hill's song "Tell Him." The caption also paid tribute to the couple's late daughter, Gigi.

#Roommates, today is predictably very hard for Vanessa Bryant, as it is her first Valentine’s Day since the heart-breaking death of her husband Kobe Bryant and her 13-year-old daughter Gianna. Vanessa took to Instagram to post a very touching tribute to her husband and their love story.

Three weeks after his death, Kobe Bryant is getting a sweet message on his favorite holiday. Vanessa Bryant, Kobe's wife, posted a photo of the two of them accompanied by lyrics from Lauryn Hill's song "Tell Him." The caption also paid tribute to the couple's late daughter, Gigi.

Forever in her heart. Vanessa Bryant shared an emotional post in honor of her late husband, Kobe Bryant, on her first Valentine’s Day without him by her side.

Vanessa Bryant is continuing to mourn the devastating loss of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Resting in peace. Kobe Bryant and his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna Bryant, were laid to rest in an intimate funeral, Us Weekly can confirm.

Vanessa Bryant has «been reluctant» to share how she's feeling after the death of her husband, Kobe Bryant, and their 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

After making her Instagram public following the tragic deaths of her husband Kobe Bryant and daughter Gianna Bryant, Vanessa Bryant has bravely shared how much she is grieving the losses within her family. In her set of posts yesterday, Vanessa revealed that she'd been invited to Gianna's school ceremony as they retired her jersey number (#2) and honored her legacy.

Gianna Bryant’s memory will live on forever. On Thursday, February 6, Vanessa Bryant took to her social media to share emotional videos from her late daughter’s basketball jersey retirement ceremony.

Vanessa Bryant wrote an emotional message to her late daughter Gianna on Instagram on Wednesday after her high school held a ceremony to officially retire her sports jersey.

The worst thing to happen to a parent is the death of their child. Vanessa Bryant had the double tragedy of losing her husband of nearly 20 years, Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, 41, and their 13-year-old daughter Gianna, “Gigi,” when the helicopter they were riding in crashed into a foggy hillside in Calabasas, CA on Jan.

Vanessa Bryant is mourning the death of her 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.

Vanessa Bryant is remembering her late husband, Kobe Bryant.