A surprising loss. Linda Thompson mourned the loss of life of ex Elvis Presley‘s daughter, Lisa Marie Presley, in a touching tribute.
“My coronary heart is simply too heavy for phrases…💔😥,” Thompson, 72, captioned an Instagram publish on Thursday, January 12, shortly after information broke of Lisa Marie’s loss of life at age 54.
The Tennessee native took to her Instagram Story to share extra throwback photographs of herself and the songwriter, including a sticker that learn “Considering of you.”
Linda Thompson and Lisa Marie Presley. Shutterstock (2)
Us Weekly confirmed on Thursday that Lisa Marie was hospitalized after going into cardiac arrest. She reportedly acquired CPR at her residence in Calabasas, California, earlier than being transferred to a close-by hospital when her pulse was restored.
When Lisa Marie’s situation made headlines, Thompson requested her social media followers to ship well-wishes. “I’m fervently praying for somebody I’ve all the time held so close to & pricey to my coronary heart @lisampresley 💜🙏🏻,” she wrote through Instagram. “Please be part of me in sending out your finest ideas, love, prayers, and properly needs for a full and speedy restoration for her. Thanks…💜🙏🏻🙏🏻.”
In a subsequent Instagram Story, Thompson referred to as Lisa Marie “Elvis’s truest love.”
Hours later, Priscilla Presley introduced Lisa Marie’s loss of life. “It’s with a heavy coronary heart that I have to share the devastating information that my lovely daughter Lisa Marie has left us,” the Elvis Presley Enterprises cofounder, 77, advised Individuals in an announcement. “She was probably the most passionate sturdy and loving girl I’ve ever identified. We ask for privateness as we attempt to take care of this profound loss. Thanks for the love and prayers. At the moment there will likely be no additional remark.”
The “Jailhouse Rock” crooner was married to Priscilla from 1967 to 1973. They welcomed Lisa Marie, their solely daughter, in 1968.
Thompson, in the meantime, was 22 years outdated when she attended a personal film screening hosted by the legendary musician on the Memphian Theater in Memphis in July 1972. The pair dated for 4 years, splitting in late 1976.
Elvis Presley with Linda Thompson. Mediapunch/Shutterstock
In her 2016 memoir, the previous pageant queen mirrored on her life with the “Blue Suede Sneakers” artist, who died in August 1977 at age 42.
“From our first moments collectively, our relationship was all-encompassing,” Thompson recalled in A Little Factor Known as Life. “The primary yr of the 4 and half we’d share, we had been collectively 24 hours a day.”
The actress was married David Foster from 1991 to 2005 and to Caitlyn Jenner from 1981 to 1986. She shares sons Brandon Jenner and Brody Jenner with the Olympian, 72.
Lisa Marie is survived by mom Priscilla and daughter Riley Keough, whom she shared with first husband Danny Keough. The previous couple’s son, Benjamin Keough, died by suicide in July 2020 at age 27. Lisa Marie was additionally the mom of dual daughters Harper and Finley with ex-husband Michael Lockwood.
