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In response to the emotional letter, Vanessa wrote, \"My Gigi is INCREDIBLE and I truly appreciate your thoughtful letter. She loves you so much.\"

\"I miss my baby girl and Kob-Kob so much, too,\" Vanessa continued. \"I will never understand why/how this tragedy could’ve happened to such beautiful, kind and amazing human beings. It still doesn’t seem real.\"

Vanessa and Kobe Bryant were married for 19 years before his death. They had four children together: Natalia, 18, Bianka, 4, 1-year-old Capri and the late Gianna.

To mark the anniversary of Kobe and Gianna Bryant's deaths, many friends and fans of the late NBA star shared tributes across social media.

Vanessa requested media and others to not share footage from the crash scene and asked people to \"celebrate their lives, not the day they lost them.\"

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