Tamar Braxton is celebrating her late sister Traci. April 2nd marked Traci’s first birthday after she died at the age of 50 on March 12 due to cancer.
“Someone lied and said ‘it gets easier.’ It doesn’t. You just continue to live without,” Tamar, 45, wrote in the caption of her Instagram tribute for her sister.
“On your last birthday, we all were so hopeful and optimistic and said it wasn’t going to be your last one. We were right because Today and EVERY birthday we will celebrate you just like we said we would,” the “All the Way Home” singer continued. “Our sisterly bond is unbreakable.”
In addition to Tamar Braxton, Traci is also survived by sisters Towanda, Trina, and Toni Braxton. Their family dynamic was well documented on their WE tv series Braxton Family Values alongside their mother Evelyn Braxton.
Toni, 54, announced the news of her sister’s death in a statement shared on Instagram last month.
“It is with the utmost regret that we inform you of the passing of our sister, Traci,” she wrote alongside a black-and-white image of all the Braxton sisters.
“Needless to say, she was a bright light, a wonderful daughter, an amazing sister, a loving mother, wife, grandmother and a respected performer. We will miss her dearly,” Toni continued.
“Traci passed this morning as the snow was falling, our angel is now a snowflake. We ask that you respect our privacy as we plan to send her home with love, celebrating her life,” the “Un-Break My Heart” singer added. “We are family forever.”
Tamar Estine Braxton is an American singer and television personality. Braxton began her career in 1990 as a founding member of The Braxtons, an R&B singing group formed with her sisters. The Braxtons released their debut album, So Many Ways, as a trio in 1996, and disbanded shortly afterward.
Since 2011, Tamar Braxton has starred in the We TV reality television series Braxton Family Values alongside her mother and sisters. She also served as a co-host on the Fox syndicated daytime talk show The Real from 2013 until 2016, for which she received two Daytime Emmy Award nominations. In 2019, she won the second season of Celebrity Big Brother.