Grace VanderWaal’s family is mourning a tremendous loss.
The America’s Got Talent season 11 champion shared her mother Tina VanderWaal died following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was 53.
“Can’t yet find the words,” Grace, 21, wrote on Instagram Oct. 21 alongside a carousel of pictures of her and her mom. “I love you mommy. So much. I wake up and want to call you. I don’t know how to move forward without you. I love you.”
One day prior, he singer’s dad Dave WanderWaal had confirmed his wife’s Oct. 20 passing, in a lengthy statement detailing her legacy.
“Remembering the beautiful life and love of our amazing Tina,” he wrote on Facebook . “It’s hard to find the words to adequately express our family sorrow, but I want to share the sad news that our beloved Tina VanderWaal—’Superwife’ and Mother ‘extraordinaire’ —passed over to the Lord’s hands last night, October 20. She was a fighter to the end of her long, 17-month battle with cancer, always finding a positive outlook no matter what—for herself and, even more importantly, for others facing the same difficult journey.”
