Eveyne Murray -Bruce, wife of the founder of Silverbird Television, and former Bayelsa State senator, Ben Murray-Bruce, is dead.
Mr. Bruce who announced this on Friday morning via his Facebook and Twitter said his wife died of cancer.
In his message, he described his wife as a blessing to everyone that met crossed her part.
He also said that cancer is real and early detection is the key to survival.
“I’m broken. Just lost my beautiful wife to cancer. She was my best friend for 43 years and my wife for 41 years. Cancer is real, but it shouldn’t be a death sentence awareness, and early detection and treatment are key to survival. I miss her so so much. I’m broken.
“Our children are devastated, I am too. But I have to be strong for them. Please put our family in your prayers. Like the sun, my wife was a blessing and touched the lives of everyone she met. Though she’s gone, she’d remain alive in our hearts forever.
“I miss you, my sweetheart, and my most beautiful girl, Evelyn Murray-Bruce. Forever yours,” he wrote.