John Prine’s wife and manager, Fiona Whelan Prine, is speaking out following the death of one of country and folk music’s most influential artists. “We have no words to describe the grief our family is experiencing at this time.
John was the love of my life and adored by our sons Jody, Jack and Tommy, daughter in law Fanny, and by our grandchildren,” she wrote in a lengthy caption beneath a photo of the late musician sitting with his signature acoustic guitar.
Fiona thanked the health care professionals at the Vanderbilt Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn., who allowed her the chance to stay with Prine while the coronavirus “inflicted damage” on his body.