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John Travoltais honoring his late son Jett on what would have been his 30th birthday.
TheAmerican Crime Storyactor, 68, penned a heartfelt tribute to Jett viaInstagramon Wednesday to remember his son, whom he shared with his late wife,Kelly Preston.
Sharing a throwback picture of himself and his then-teenage child, John wrote in the caption, “My dearest Jetty, I miss you more than words can say. I think about you everyday. Happy Birthday. Love, your Dad.”
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Jettdied in January 2009 while on vacationwith his family in the Bahamas. The teen had hit his head on a bathtub after suffering a seizure at his family’s vacation home at the Old Bahama Bay Hotel on Grand Bahama Island.
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Jett’s birthday comes less than three months before the second anniversary of Preston’s death,who died in the summer of 2020after a two-year battle with breast cancer. She was 57.
“On the morning of July 12, 2020, Kelly Preston, adored wife and mother, passed away rolling a two-year battle with breast cancer,” a rep for the family exclusively told PEOPLE.
Travolta, who was married to Preston for nearly three decades, confirmed his wife’s death in a heartfelt Instagram post.
“It is with a very heavy heart that I inform you that my beautiful wife Kelly has lost her two-year battle with breast cancer. She fought a courageous fight with the love and support of so many,” hewroteon Instagram.
source: people.com
