The music world mourns. Thomas Anthony Parker, better known as Tom Parker, dies after a year of fighting the cancer of the brain
The member of The Wanted He died at the age of 33. The news was confirmed by his wife Kelsey, who he was dating The British had two children: Aurelia, two years old, and Bodhi, one.
“With the deepest regret of our hearts, We confirm that Tom passed away peacefully today with his entire family by his side. Our hearts are broken. Tom was the center of our world and We cannot imagine life without her infectious smile and energetic presence.
“We are really thankful for the outpouring of love and support and asking that we all join together to ensure Tom’s light continues to shine for her beautiful children,” Kelsey expressed via social media.
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Tom Parker: “I want to stay and be the best version I can”
And in addition, Kelsey thanked everyone who had taken care of Tom during his illness, noting that the artist had battled brain cancer to the end. At the age of 32, Tom was diagnosed with a Fourth stage glioblastoma.
The artist showed his battle with the disease through the documentary In my head.
“The future looked fantastic and suddenly everything changed. It’s so hard to think about the future. I don’t want to know… I don’t think you know what you think about death until you face it. I’m going to die? That’s the most important question… I want to stay and be the best version I can. (…) I don’t want to be treated differently just because I have something I think that’s something that’s always been on my mind‘ Parker was honest at the end of 2021.
Rest in peace Thomas Parker.