Ronnie Turner, the son of legendary singerTina Turner, has died. He was 62.
Ronnie’s wife, the French singer Afida Turner, confirmed her husband’s deathin an Instagram postthat called him “a true angel” and her “best friend.”
“I did the best to the end this time I was no[t] able to save you. Love you for… 17 years this is very very very bad and I am very mad,” she wrote in the caption of the post. “This is a tragedy u with your brother Craig and your father Ike Turner and Aline rest in paradise… So unfair.”
Tina Turner also paid tribute to her son,sharing a statementon social media alongside a black-and-white portrait of herself.
“Ronnie, you left the world far too early,” she wrote. “In sorrow I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son.”
A spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed to PEOPLE that officers responded to Turner’s address in Encino, California at 9:40 a.m. for a death investigation involving a male.
The spokesperson could not confirm the man’s identity.
Ronnie Turner.Axel Koester/Corbis via Getty Images
Tina, 83, welcomed Ronnie with then-husband Ike in 1960. He joined older brother Craig, whom Tina had at age 18 with saxophonist Raymond Hill, though Ike later adopted Craig.
Tina Turner and son Ronnie.Globe Photos/ZUMAPRESS.com
The “Proud Mary” singer relinquished her American citizenship in 2013, and has lived in Europe with her German record-executive husband Erwin Bach since 1995.
Ronnie was an accomplished musician like his parents, and played in a band called Manufactured Funk. He also had a small part in his mother’s 1993 biopicWhat’s Love Got to Do with It.
source: people.com
