HAMBURG, GERMANY - MARCH 03: Tina Turner during the premiere of the musical 'Tina - Das Tina Turner Musical' at Stage Operettenhaus on March 3, 2019 in Hamburg, Germany. (Photo by Franziska Krug/Getty Images)
<p>Tina Turner has suffered yet another tragedy this week after her son Ronnie died at the age of 62, just years after another one of her children killed themselves.</p>
<p>His wife, Afida, was the first to announce his untimely passing on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cl8P7RUOzym/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><strong>Instagram</strong></a>.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Tina Turner, Ronnie&#8217;s Wife Speak On Songstress&#8217;s Late Son After News Of His Passing Broke On Friday</h3>
<blockquote><p>“My god Ronnie turner a true angel huge soul highly spiritual my husband my best friend my baby your mummy your nurse i did the best to the end this time i was no [sic] able to save you love u for this 17 years this is very very very bad i am very mad ð¡,” Afida captioned a post full of photos of her late husband.</p></blockquote>
<p>She added: “This is a tragedy u with your brother craig and your father ike turner and aline rest in paradise ðððððâ¤ï¸ðððð so unfair.”</p>
<p>In an Instagram post shared Friday, Tina Turner wrote that Ronnie, whose father was Ike Turner, had &#8220;left the world far too early.&#8221; Ronnie was the only son born from her relationship with Ike Turner.</p>
<blockquote><p>&#8220;In sorrow I close my eyes and think of you, my beloved son,&#8221; the 83-year-old wrote.</p></blockquote>
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<p><strong><a href="https://www.tmz.com/2022/12/09/tina-turner-ike-turner-son-ronnie-turner-dead-dies-62/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">TMZ</a></strong> reports that law enforcement received an emergency call from someone claiming Ronnie was struggling to breathe. Just a few minutes later, he stopped breathing entirely.</p>
<p>First responders tried CPR to revive Ronnie, however he was ultimately pronounced dead at the scene.</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Exact Cause Of Ronnie&#8217;s Death Remains Unknown, But He Did Battle Cancer Years Back</h3>
<p>The exact cause of Ronnie&#8217;s death remains unknown as of Friday, but he had dealt with various health problems over the years, including cancer according to the outlet.</p>
<p>Turner has four children, with the eldest, Craig, having committed suicide at the age of 59 via self-inflicted gunshot would back in July 2018.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I think Craig was lonely, that’s what I think really got him more than anything else,” Turner told Gayle King in an interview a year later. “I have pictures all around of him smiling, and I think I’m sensing that he’s in a good place. I really do.”</p></blockquote>
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<p>Turner was only 18 years old when she had Craig, with her second husband, Ike Turner, adopting the child after the two got together. Craig&#8217;s biological father, Raymond Hill, was a saxophone player for the band &#8216;Kings of Rhythm.&#8217;</p>
<h3 style="text-align: center;">Tina Turner Recounts &#8220;Terrible Life&#8221; After Oldest Son Commits Suicide, Ike&#8217;s Abuse, And Now Ronnie&#8217;s Death</h3>
<p>The &#8220;What&#8217;s Love Got To Do With It&#8221; later told the New York Times that she lived a &#8220;terrible life&#8221; due to all the abuse she suffered at Ike&#8217;s hand, alongside illnesses she has battled over the years.</p>
<p>She said she just &#8220;kept going&#8221; in the face of all the adversity.</p>
<blockquote><p>“I had a terrible life,” she shared. “I just kept going. You just keep going, and you hope that something will come.”</p></blockquote>
<p>She then pointed to her luxurious home in Switzerland, Chateau Algonquin, adding “This came.”</p>
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