Traci Braxton Passes Away At 50 After Private Battle With Cancer

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Traci Braxton, singer, actress, reality star, and member of the famed Braxton family has passed away. She was 50 years old. Her husband, Kevin Surratt, shared the news of her death with TMZ, revealing that this news comes after she fought a lengthy battle with Esophageal cancer, which she chose to take on away from the public eye. “We have come to a time where we must inform the public that after a year of privately undergoing a series of treatments for Esophageal cancer our beloved Traci Braxton has gone on to glory,” he said in a statement.

Braxton’s sisters, Trina, Towanda, and Toni, also each shared an announcement and statement regarding the passing of their beloved sister. “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.”“Traci passed this morning as the snow was falling, our angel is now a snowflake,” the statement continued. “We ask that you respect our privacy as we plan to send her home with love, celebrating her life.