The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City cast member Bronwyn Newport mourns the sad passing away of her beloved father, David Richard Newport , who died on Friday, June 13, due to an unexpected fall and a quick deterioration of health. He was with family when he passed away.
Bronwyn, 39, broke the heartbreaking news to her fans in an emotional Instagram Story post where she overlaid a black and white photo of her dad with a touching message:
"Earlier today we lost my wonderful father, David Richard Newport."
David had been suffering from Alzheimer's disease and was residing in a memory care facility at the time of his death. Bronwyn reported that he fell on Tuesday, June 10, and his health deteriorated quickly in the subsequent days.
Yesterday, we were advised he most probably only had a few days," she said. "It has been absolutely a shock to lose someone apparently so suddenly that yet we've been nurturing through such prolonged illness."
In spite of the sorrow, Bronwyn also said she was grateful to be with her father in his last days.
"I feel so lucky that I was able to spend all week by his bedside and in his last moments with him and my mom," she added. "I'm thankful we had some sense of what was going on near the end so much of our family could come and be with him."
Bronwyn ended her statement with a mention of thankfulness and remembrance, stating that her family is now "processing this deep loss." She also announced that it was her mother who urged her to make the news public so that people who were familiar with David could remember him.
"She wanted me to share so those who knew and loved him could think fondly of him at this time," Bronwyn went on.
Friends and co-stars have since inundated social media with messages of condolence, wishing love and prayers to Bronwyn and her family at this time.
David Richard Newport will be remembered as a devoted husband and father, whose life touched a lot of people—both personally and through Bronwyn's honest and open life with her family in the public arena.