Traci Braxton, singer, actress and Braxton Family Values reality TV star, died Saturday at the age of 50.
“It is with the utmost regret that we inform you of the passing of our sister, Traci. 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,” Braxton’s family said in a statement Saturday.
“Traci passed this morning as the snow was falling, our angel is now a snowflake.”
While Braxton’s family — which includes R&B singers Toni and Tamar Braxton — did not reveal cause of death, Traci’s husband Kevin Surratt told Buzzfeed News that she died following a yearlong battle with esophageal cancer.
Traci first entered the music business alongside her four sisters — Toni, Tamar, Towanda and Trina — in the early Nineties with their singing group the…