John Belushi’s widow Judy Belushi-Pisano dies at the age of 73

A Facebook and Instagram post shared early Saturday morning announced the tragic news … and said Judy had recently passed away while praising her for her creative genius and for honoring John in the decades following his death from an overdose.

The social media posts also mention Judy’s involvement in “The Blues Brothers” – the cult musical comedy film starring JB and Daniel Aykroyd Judy helped turn it into a television series, IMDb reports. The cause of death was not disclosed.

Judy grew up in Wheaton, Illinois and met John while both were attending the local high school. They began dating when Judy was a sophomore and John was a senior.

After both graduated, the couple moved to New York so Belushi could pursue his show business dreams, and they married in 1976.

Of course, John’s career took off… and Judy appeared alongside him in other projects, such as “I Think I’m Kicked by a Horse” and the original “Blues Brothers” film.

Pisano and Belushi were married until he died of a cocaine and heroin overdose in 1982. She later married film producer Victor Pisano in 1990. We have contacted members of Judy’s family… no response yet.

Judy was 73.