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Country superstar Randy Travis penned a heartbreaking connection dedicated to his stagehand Thomas Roberts, who—according to police—was fatally changeable by his woman aft helium allegedly cheated connected her.
In Memoriam: Fallen Stars of 2023
Randy Travis is reflecting connected the nonaccomplishment of a beloved unit member.
According to authorities, lightning technician Thomas Roberts, 68, was recovered fatally changeable by his wife Christine Ann Roberts, 72, astatine their Nashville home. In a July 11 press release, the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department confirmed helium died connected their beforehand structure from a azygous gunshot coiled to the chest. Officers said Christine stated she changeable her hubby due to the fact that helium allegedly cheated connected her.
Shortly aft his passing, the Grammy victor honored the stagehand's legacy.
"The signifier has gone dim with the passing of Thom Roberts," helium wrote successful a July 10 Facebook post. "For galore years, the Randy Travis set and unit had the accidental to stock the winding roads and the beauteous venues with 1 of the precise champion signifier lighting technicians successful the business."
Randy, 64, noted that Thomas "not lone had a magical consciousness astir lighting a stage, but had a quiet, charismatic beingness that ignited your soul."
"Always willing, with a ‘can do' and ‘happy to bash it' attitude," the "1982" vocalist continued. "He was a gentle elephantine of a antheral that wore a changeless grin connected his look and carried a opus successful his heart. One would hunt a beingness to find a kinder, gentler spirit. Thom was my person and I loved him dearly."
As the "Promises" performer prepares to caput backmost retired connected tour, Randy continues to person his beloved person successful his thoughts.
"I volition erstwhile again beryllium reminded of the blessing I was fixed to person Thom Roberts connected the roadworthy with america for truthful galore miles, and truthful galore memories," helium added. "It surely won't beryllium the same; and, I cognize I talk for the full set and unit erstwhile I accidental the airy that helium genuinely created, successful our hearts, volition ne'er beryllium extinguished oregon forgotten."
Randy concluded his heartbreaking enactment with a connection of hope, adding, "Tonight, I volition look toward eden and americium definite I volition spot flashes of Thom's handiwork successful the nighttime sky—letting america cognize helium is home, and each is well."
Per the property release, Christine's enslaved is acceptable astatine $100,000.
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