Carson Daly’s stepdad dies just 5 weeks after Daly’s mom

Dick Caruso, husband of Pattie Daly Caruso and stepfather to her son Carson Daly, died Tuesday. He had been ill for some time.

His death comes just five weeks after his wife, co-founder of Media Mavens and a longtime desert personality, died of a heart attack on Sept. 17.

Her Sept. 23 funeral at Sacred Heart Church in Palm Desert was attended by a frail-looking Caruso and many local luminaries and a handful of her son's celebrity friends, including Gwen Stefani, Blake Shelton and Jimmy Kimmel.

Daly, host of "The Voice" and a correspondent on NBC's "Today" show, announced his stepfather's death via social media. Daly's father died when he was young, so he grew up with his stepdad and called him "pops."

"Pops passed away today with absolute dignity & pride. The greatest man we ever knew ....He's reunited with mom now," read his Instragram post.

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