Ronnie Turner, the son of Tina Turner, died of “complications” from colon cancer.
At the time of his death, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner-office, Coroner’s he also had atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which is a buildup of cholesterol plaque in the artery walls that obstructs blood flow.
Afida, Ronnie’s wife of 17 years, confirmed his death on Instagram on December 8 at the age of 62.
“MY GOD RONNIE TURNER A TRUE ANGEL HIGH MY HUSBAND MY BEST FRIEND MY BABY I WAS YOUR MUMMY, YOUR NURSE YOUR LITTLE MONSTER I DID THE BEST TO THE END THIS TIME I WAS NOT ABLE TO SAVE YOU LOVE U FOR THIS 17 YEARS THIS IS VERY VERY VERY VERY BAD I AM VERY ANGRY ” Afida captioned a slideshow of images of her deceased husband.
The news was delivered by Ronnie’s wife last week.
afida turner/Instagram
“THIS IS A TRAGEDY U WITH YOUR BROTHER CRAIG AND YOUR FATHER IKE TURNER AND ALINE REST IN PARADISE SO UNFAIR,” she said, referring to Ronnie’s eldest brother Craig, who died in 2018 at age 59 from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Tina confirmed the terrible news with her own homage to her “loving” son later that day.
“Ronnie, you departed the world much too soon. In grief, I close my eyes and think about you, my beautiful baby,” the singer captioned a portrait of herself with her eyes closed and posted to Instagram.
Ronnie passed away at age 62.
Thursday, law police received a report that Ronnie was fighting to breathe, according to TMZ. While paramedics were rushing to Ronnie’s house, he stopped breathing.
While paramedics performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation, he was pronounced dead at the site.
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