American Idol alum Scotty McCreery shared his grief after both grandmothers die on the same day: “I think I am still in a bit of shock.”
Scotty McCreery is mourning the loss of two special women in his life.
The American Idol alum shared that both his maternal grandmother Janet Hunter Cooke and paternal grandmother Paquita McCreery died July 9. They were 85 and 93, respectively.
“My heart is absolutely broken. Yesterday, both my Grandma Janet and my Grandma Paquita passed away,” Scotty, 31, shared on Instagram July 10 alongside a picture of him and wife Gabi McCreery posing with his grandmothers at their 2018 wedding. “I think I am still in a bit of shock as I type this, but I’m choosing to remember the great memories we all made with both of them.”
“There really are too many to count. From being on the farm in Elizabeth City or visiting the Outer Banks with Grandma Janet,” the “Slow Dance” singer continued. “And then the incredible memories we made at the backyard pool in Pinehurst, all the way to visiting Puerto Rico with Grandma Paquita.”
Scotty—dad to Merrick, 2, and is expecting a second baby with Gabi this year—went on to note how their influence on him will live on.
“Both of them truly taught me what love is all about,” he wrote. “I will miss them dearly. If yall could keep my family in your prayers I’d appreciate it.”
The country star wasn’t the only member of the family to reflect on the heartbreak as both his mom Judy Cooke and dad Mike McCreery paid tribute to their respective moms and mothers-in-law.
“A difficult post to make, but yesterday just before 4pm my wonderful mother Paquita passed away,” Mike wrote on Instagram June 10. “I will miss my mother tremendously, but she lived a full life in her 93 years. I have so many wonderful memories that I can draw from when I get sad that she is no longer physically here with us, but I know I will see her again one day.”
“As if that was not enough, we also lost Judy’s mom Janet a few hours earlier just after 1pm,” he wrote. “She was a wonderful woman and I’m thankful for the 40 years I had with her and all the support she gave me. We appreciate your thoughts and prayers as we navigate through this time.”
In her own note, Judy detailed that it was “hard to fathom” losing Paquita following her declining health just a few hours after her mom’s death.
“My precious mom, age 85, passed away yesterday at WakeMed, shortly after 1pm,” she wrote on Facebook that same day.” She had been battling norovirus & the flu, which led to dehydration and pneumonia. My heart is broken. I have to accept it was her time.”
Source: www.eonline.com