Queen Latisha mourns mother with heart touching tribute

queen latifah broadcasts her mom's loss of life with emotional tribute

the actress shared news of rita owen's loss of life in a declaration , "It is with a heavy heart that I share the news my mother, Rita Owens passed away today. Anyone that has ever met her knows what a bright light she was on this earth."

"She was gentle, but strong, sweet, but sassy, worldy but pragmatic, a woman of great faith and certainly the love of my life," Latifah continued. "She had struggled with a heart condition for many years and her battle is now over. I am heart broken but know she is at peace. Thank you for your kindness, support and respect for our privacy at this time."

owens last joined her well-known daughter at the purple carpet in 2016. 

consistent with people, owens changed into diagnosed with coronary heart failure in 2004. she changed into able to control the condition for goodbye thanks to right medicinal drug, a chest defibrillator and wholesome weight loss plan low on salt and fat.

latifah discussed her mom's health issue as at september, telling the mag, "I've just learned how much you can love a person and just how strong my mother is. I've come to respect her in ways you can't even imagine."

"As a caregiver," the Girls Trip star reflected, "it's just like being a parent, like some things really don't matter. All the kind of frivolous things sort of fall to the side because there's something way more important than all that. And when we go through these things together as a family, I realize, these are the important things, these are the important moments."

our thoughts goes out to queen latifah and her circle of relatives all through this hard time.