VIDEO : Bobby Zarin Dead At 71

(CNN)Bobby Zarin, the husband of former "The Real Housewives of New York City" cast member Jill Zarin, has died, according to a statement published on his wife's official website. "Thank you, everyone, for all your love and support during this difficult time." In a statement published on its website, the network told the family that "our hearts are with you all." Zarin thought he had beaten thyroid cancer in 2009, according to People, but the disease returned four years later and settled in his lungs. "The radioactive iodine usually kills off whatever undetectable cancer cells are left in your body after surgery," Zarin told People in 2015.