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R&B singer Ginuwine's wife, former rapper Sole, lost her mother to heart complications in a Kansas City home on Thursday. She was in her mid-50’s.

Ginuwine expressed his gratitude for the support and prayers from his fans, tweeting:

“I don’t do this when it comes to situations like this, but I have to thank the abundance of [fans] who have reached out during this tragedy. Thank you all for the love you have shown my wife and me—this has been such a tremendous loss and painful day…you all have truly shown love.”

Sole made a brief statement on Twitter about her loss:

"Won't be on Twitter for a while... I'm devastated. My mom passed unexpectedly early this morning. I'm sick crushed devastated beyond belief.”.

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Our thoughts and prayers are with their family.

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