Brittany Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti dies at 92 after being taken off life support
Brittany Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti dies at 92 after being taken off life support… nine years after the sudden death of his daughter
Brittany Valadez For Dailymail.com
Brittany Murphy’s father Angelo Bertolotti passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92. Â
Son Jeff Bertolotti and daughter Pia Reynolds confirmed the news on Facebook in separate posts.Â
Angelo’s passing comes just nine years after the sudden death of his daughter, Brittany, who died on December 20, 2009.Â
Loss: Angelo Bertolotti, the father of Brittany Murphy, passed away on Tuesday at the age of 92. Seen here on The Doctors
Family tragedy: Angelo’s death comes nearly a decade following the sudden death of his daughter, Brittany. She is seen weeks before her passing in 2009
Jeff said that a decision was made to take his father off of life support.Â
‘…I feel its only right to post that Angelo will be taken off life support at 2:30 PM today,’ wrote Jeff, in a Facebook post.Â
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‘This was an excruciating decision that was made by my sister Pia, my Pop’s best friend Al, and myself, along with a team of physicians at Holy Cross Hospital in The Valley.Â
‘There was just no possible way, short of a miracle, that he was able to roll out of this extensive set of health problems. Anything short of letting him go would be cruel.’
His words: Son Jeff Bertolotti said that a decision was made to take his father off of life support
In memory: He went on to share of his dad’s life, citing his time as a ‘WW2 combat veteran…a mortician at age 21, and a pursued a life long career in crime’
He went on to share that his father was a ‘WW2 combat veteran…a mortician at age 21.’ He also noted that his dad ‘pursued a life long career in crime’ and also spent almost 12 years in prison.
Sister Pia, who was by her father’s side as he passed, shared her brother’s full post post and added her own words.Â
‘Dad passed peacefully yesterday here in Los Angeles. Thank you all so much for your prayers, love and beautiful words of encouragement. Please keep them coming as we walk through the next steps.’Â
Angelo’s death comes nearly a decade following the sudden death of his daughter Brittany.Â
The star collapsed in her home, and later died of a pneumonia.Â
‘She was really sick with pneumonia, very anemic, and she was taking medication,’ the coroner began in an interview with People. ‘And all that combined killed her.’
Her husband, Simon Monjack, died just five months later of similar causes. Â
Her passing: The star collapsed in her home, and later died of a pneumonia. She is seen in March 2008
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