J.R Ridinger's cause of death has been revealed following his shock passing aged just 63.READ: Country music fans in mourning after Luke Bell dies aged 32The Miami businessman – who was friends with the likes of Jennifer Lopez, Victoria Beckham, and Khloe Kardashian – died on Wednesday after suffering a pulmonary embolism on a yacht in Croatia, his wife Loren confirmed.WATCH: Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck marry in Las Vegas"While I am unable to speak and I am in shock," Loren wrote on Facebook. "You should know I am broken.
My heart has been ripped out."To clear the rumors that he fell… while on our first vacation in three years with [family, J.R.] had a sudden pulmonary embolism that stole him from us.
In just a second he was gone. A moment. I beg of you to pray and meditate on him."MORE: David Beckham pokes fun at Victoria during Aspen hike – and she has the best responseREAD: Jennifer Lopez speaks out against guest who leaked private wedding ceremony videoAccording to Page Six, an email sent out by the family’s company to staff said it had "lost its great visionary, and the world has lost a passionate human being who believed in other people even more than they believed in themselves." J.R and Loren RidingerThe note added: "No words can adequately express our shock, our pain and our tremendous sadness at J.R.'s untimely passing.
J.R. would want us to honor his memory and legacy by dedicating ourselves to continuing the work he loved so much."Victoria Beckham paid her condolences on Instagram, resharing a post from Loren which showed her and her late husband.
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