{"id":7136,"date":"2024-07-21T13:54:37","date_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:54:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7136"},"modified":"2024-07-21T13:54:38","modified_gmt":"2024-07-21T13:54:38","slug":"i-can-feel-my-heart-breaking-with-heavy-hearts-we-announce-the-passing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kohajone.press\/?p=7136","title":{"rendered":"\u201cI can feel my heart breaking.\u201d With heavy hearts, we announce the passing"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adri\u00f1n Olivares, who used to be in the boy band Menudo, has died.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was 48 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Menudo bandmates and the singer\u2019s family confirmed his death on Monday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adri\u00e1n died suddenly on Monday, according to a GoFundMe page set up by his family and friends. He had been diagnosed with Crohn\u2019s disease last week.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having ulcerative colitis made the disease even worse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf you would please consider donating anything you can, it would be greatly appreciated as the family does not have the means to give Adrian his final farewell and help these girls with all their necessary expenses,\u201d the text said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/6-26.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14745\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAll the money will go to his mom, Natasha\u2026 We love you, Adrian!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adri\u00e1n joined the Latin band Menundo as its 23rd member in 1990, which was about 20 years after the group\u2019s formation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After only three years, in 1993, when she was 16, the singer quit the band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But his time with the group was memorable because albums like 15 A\u00f1os, Detras Tu Mirada, and Dancin\u2019, Movin\u2019, Shakin\u2019 came out during that time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adri\u00e1n recently started Wynwood Podcasting, a multimedia studio in Miami, Florida. Before that, he owned and ran Antenna Sound Inc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He was in the Max miniseries Forever Young as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/5-33.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14743\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adri\u00e1n has three daughters: daughter Eliana, 18, and twin daughters Lia and Lilly, 8.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some of his former bandmates, like Adri\u00e1n\u2019s Menudo bandmate Robert Avellanet, wrote about his death on Instagram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI am shocked still!\u201d Robert wrote this next to a picture of Adrian when he was younger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He needs to give his family strength. I hope the transition is easy for your soul. I\u2019ll always remember how funny he was. We will meet up there, brother. RIP, Adrian.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sergio Blass, a former bandmate, also made a similar post on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cFly high, little brother, and find strength for your family\u2026\u201d \u201cYou always seemed older than your years, and your charm was unmatched,\u201d the musician wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou will always be one of the good ones and you will always live in our hearts.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Adri\u00e1n\u2019s daughter Eliana wrote a sad Instagram tribute to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/4-44.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14742\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI lack the words to express my feelings. I\u2019ll always love you, dad. She said, \u201cYou have taught me love, strength, guidance, and many other things I wouldn\u2019t know without you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI still can\u2019t believe you\u2019re not here. I miss you so much and wish I could hug you or tell you we love you.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I love you more than any other dad I could ask for. Knowing that God has you in his care makes me so thankful that you are my guardian angel. \u201cI will always love you, dad.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A singer\u2019s ex-girlfriend, Sylvia Campos, also wrote a touching Facebook post in her honor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I will always love you, Adriancito. You were a great man, singer, son, brother, friend, but most of all a GREAT DAD. May the road ahead of you be bright. I will always love you, she wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tearsoffaith.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/3-54.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-14741\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DEAD MENUDO MEMBERS<br>Before Adri\u00e1n\u2019s death, Ray Reyes, who used to be in Menudo, died of a heart attack in 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The musician from Puerto Rico was 51 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ray\u2019s brother told people on Facebook that he had died and asked them to respect their family\u2019s privacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is with great pain in my soul that I confirm the death of my beloved brother, Ray Reyes,\u201d said he.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cPlease give us space while we figure out what to do. Also, please pray for our family, especially my very fragile mother.\u201d Also, please don\u2019t forget what he left behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2021, Anthony Galindo, another former bandmate, died. That was 41 years ago.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He had tried to kill himself before, probably because he was depressed about how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the music business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, Anthony\u2019s family said something about his death in a statement.<\/p>\n<div class=\"684f6003e199ca137b09540a661b4c2d\" data-index=\"2\" style=\"float: none; margin:0px 0 0px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<!-- Composite Start -->\r\n<div id=\"M940464ScriptRootC1583286\">\r\n<\/div>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/jsc.adskeeper.com\/k\/o\/kohajone.press.1583286.js\" async>\r\n<\/script>\r\n<!-- Composite End -->\r\n\n<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"font-size: 0px; height: 0px; line-height: 0px; margin: 0; padding: 0; clear: both;\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Adri\u00f1n Olivares, who used to be in the boy band Menudo, has died. He was 48 years old. 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