Ronnie Turner, son of Tina Turner, dead at 62
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- Musician Ronnie Turner has died at 62.
- He was the son of Tina Turner and Ike Turner.
- Ronnie's wife, Afida Turner, posted a tribute to him on Instagram.
Musician Ronald "Ronnie" Turner, son of musicians Tina Turner and Ike Turner, has died. He was 62.
French singer and actress Afida Turner, Ronnie's wife, announced his death in a somber Instagram post. Afida described Ronnie as "a true angel." The couple married in 2007, according to People.
Ronnie briefly appeared in "What's Love Got To Do With It," the 1993 biopic inspired by his parents' turbulent marriage. He was also a musician and played in a band called Manufactured Funk, ET reported.
Turner's death was initially reported by TMZ.
A cause of death for Ronnie has not been reported. Afida said she was unable to save Ronnie from whatever caused his demise.
"i did the best to the end this time i was no able to save you love u for this," she continued.
Afida mentioned the death of Ronnie's brother Craig Turner when expressing her anger at her husband's passing. "i am very mad," she wrote before wishing Ronnie a peaceful afterlife alongside his late brother, father, and maternal aunt Alline Bullock.
—TinaTurner (@tinaturner) July 27, 2018
"This is a tragedy u with your brother craig and your father ike turner and aline rest in paradise," she concluded.
Craig Turner, Ronnie's brother who Tina had with saxophonist Raymond Hill, died of suicide at 59, according to USA Today. Tina tweeted on July 2018 that spreading his cremated ashes off of the California coast was her "saddest moment as a mother."
Tina mourned Ronnie with her own Instagram post. "Ronnie, you left the world far too early. In sorrow I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son," she wrote in the caption of a photograph of herself with closed eyes.