Legendary R&B band, The O’Jays Singer Eddie Levert has lost his youngest daughter, Ryan Levert, at the age of 22.
He is the third Levert child to die following the death of Levert’s son Gerald, who died of a heart attack in 2006, and the death of Levert’s son Sean, who died of an illness in 2008 while serving a prison sentence. according to the LA Times.
Levert’s grandchildren, LeMicah and Carlysia Levert, confirmed their late aunt’s death in an Instagram post earlier this week.
They are the children of the late Gerald Levert.
LeMicah said she always “knew something was wrong” when Ryan wouldn’t answer her phone, adding “now I’m going to have this feeling forever.”
“I love you @missryanlevert! I wasn’t ready for this,” he wrote.
Carlysia shared a photo of her aunt on her Instagram story alongside a purple heart and dove emoji.
Neither post revealed more about Levert’s cause of death, though his Instagram bio says he was fighting Lupus and captioned the space “Lupus fighter💜”.
Ryan is the daughter of Eddie Levert and his second wife, Raquel Capelton.
Levert, 82, has not formally commented on his daughter’s death.
Although Ryan Levert wasn’t very active on Instragram, he did share a post in early 2024 with his hopes for the new year.
“Happy 2024, praying for good health, more love and more laughter,” she said The Instagram post reads.
Ryan Levert died almost two decades after his older brother Gerald died in 2006 at the age of 40.
Sean Levert, Eddie’s second son, died in 2008 at the age of 39 while serving a prison sentence in Cleveland. according to the LA Times.