Beach Boys’ Brian Wilson Announces Death of Wife Melinda at Age 77: ‘My Anchor’

Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys is grieving the loss of his wife, Melinda Kae Ledbetter, whom he married in 1995. The iconic pop star took to Instagram on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, to pay tribute to Melinda and remember her as his “savior.” “My heart is broken. Melinda, my beloved wife of 28 years, passed away this morning,” Brian, 81, captioned a black and white portrait of Melinda, along with a photo of the couple together. “Our five children and I are just in tears. We are lost.

Melinda was more than my wife. She was my savior. She gave me the emotional security I needed to have a career.

She encouraged me to make the music that was closest to my heart. She was my anchor. She was everything for us. Please say a prayer for her,” Brian signed off the post with “Love and Mercy, Brian.”

No other information on Melinda’s death was immediately available, but the couple’s children also included a statement saying she died peacefully that morning.

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