Beach Boys founder Brian Wilson announced the death of his wife, Melinda, on Tuesday.
“My heart is broken. Melinda, my beloved wife of 28 years, passed away this morning,” he said in a statement on social media. The legendary star went on to talk about the impact of this tragic loss. “My five children and I are just in tears,” he wrote. “I’m lost.”
My heart was broken. My beloved wife of 28 years, Melinda, passed away this morning.
My five children and I are just in tears.
I’m lost.
Melinda was more than my wife. she was my savior.
She gave me the emotional security I needed to build my career.
— Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonLive) January 30, 2024
Wilson tweeted several short messages in quick succession while breaking the news of the tragedy to his adoring fans.
“Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior,” he said.
“She gave me the emotional security I needed to build a career. She encouraged me to make music that was closest to my heart. She was an anchor. She meant everything to us. Please pray for her,” Wilson asked fans.
The famous singer went on to say that Melinda “passed away peacefully at home this morning.”
“She was a force of nature and one of the strongest women in this world,” he said.
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— Brian Wilson (@BrianWilsonLive) January 30, 2024
Wilson paid tribute to her lost love by sharing sweet memories of her kind spirit.
“She was not only a model, a father’s savior, and a mother, but a woman empowered by spirit with a mission to better the lives of everyone she touched. We will miss her. But we will cherish everything she taught us.”
He summarized some of her most attractive qualities before closing the deal.
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 9: Musician Brian Wilson and his wife Melinda Wilson attend the 2007 MusiCares Person Honoring Don Henley at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 9, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. Arrived at the of the year. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
“How to care for the person next to you without expecting anything in return, how to find beauty in the darkest places, and how to live life as your authentic self with honesty and pride,” Wilson writes. (Related: Iconic Broadway actress Chita Rivera dies at 91)
According to Hollywood Life, Wilson and Melinda married in 1995 and expanded their family by adopting five beloved children.
Fans sent their condolences and shared his sadness, while extending an outpouring of love and support to the star.
