{"id":3208,"date":"2024-01-04T21:10:20","date_gmt":"2024-01-04T21:10:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=3208"},"modified":"2024-01-04T21:10:20","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T21:10:20","slug":"the-reason-for-the-death-of-tina-turners-son-ronnie-has-been-disclosed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/?p=3208","title":{"rendered":"The reason for the death of Tina Turner\u2019s son Ronnie has been disclosed."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tina Turner\u2019s beloved son Ronnie died far too young at 62, shocking the world in December. Despite her anguish and sorrow, she paid him a heartfelt tribute on Instagram, writing, \u201cMy eyes may be closed in despair, but my heart will always remember you.\u201d Ronnie\u2019s memory lives on via his family and followers alike.<\/p>\n<p>Afida Turner paid a heartfelt tribute to her beloved husband, Ronnie, on Friday. She revealed through tears that no matter how hard she tried, life wasn\u2019t on their side this time, and the love of her life had been snatched from her too soon, reunited with his brother Craig and father Ike in paradise. She described him as a true angel who was more than simply a companion \u2013 he was her best friend.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6746-300x189.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"189\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6746-300x189.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6746.jpeg 621w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner Coroner\u2019s office, Ronnie Turner died of colon cancer. His death resulted from complications from a metastatic disease that had spread throughout his body.<\/p>\n<p>Metastatic cancer, also known as stage 4 cancer, is frightening for many people. It occurs when cancerous cells migrate to other parts of the body beyond their original location. Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease is equally concerning: a disorder that hardens arteries, potentially restricting blood flow or causing dangerous clots in ways all too familiar from our nightmares.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6747-300x212.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6747-300x212.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/IMG_6747.jpeg 660w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Ronnie Turner was Tina Turner\u2019s kid. At an early age, he had an unforgettable cameo in his mother\u2019s 1993 biopic \u201cWhat\u2019s Love Got To Do With It?\u201d starring Angela Bassett as Tina and Laurence Fishburne as Ike.<\/p>\n<p>Craig Turner, the firstborn son of Tina Turner, then 18, and saxophonist Raymond Hill, was discovered dead at 59 in 2018. Craig\u2019s mother married Ike Turner shortly after his birth, and he became a member of the family; unfortunately, tragedy struck with another loss for the Turners when Craig died suddenly and unexpectedly.<\/p>\n<p>Tina posted a heartfelt tribute on social media about bidding goodbye to her beloved son Craig, who died suddenly at age 59. In a heartbreaking farewell, she gathered with family and friends to scatter his ashes off the California coast \u2013 a moment forever imprinted in Tina\u2019s heart as an everlasting memento of her \u201cbaby.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Tina Turner\u2019s turbulent marriage to Ike Turner ended in 1978, following 16 years of marriage. After his drug-related death nine years later, she married German music producer Erwin Bach, with whom she spent 30 wonderful years before marrying in 2013. Tina also adopted both of her late husband\u2019s boys and has remained close to them for decades; they are now 64 and 63, respectively.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tina Turner\u2019s beloved son Ronnie died far too young at 62, shocking the world in December. Despite her anguish and sorrow, she paid him a heartfelt tribute&#8230; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3209,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3208","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3208"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3211,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3208\/revisions\/3211"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3208"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3208"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourtimenew.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3208"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}