Granger Smith is asking fans to send donations, instead of gifts, to Dell Children's Medical Center in Texas in his son's honor.
Published 4:19 PM EDT Jun 6, 2019
Country singer Granger Smith announced on Twitter on Thursday that his youngest son, River Kelly Smith, had died at the age of 3.He is asking fans to, instead of gifts, send donations to Dell Children's Medical Center in Texas in his son's honor. "Amber and I made the decision to say our last goodbyes and donate his organs so that other children will be given a second chance at life," Smith wrote in a statement Thursday.
"Our family is devastated and heartbroken, but we take solace in knowing he is with his Heavenly Father," Smith wrote in the statement.After releasing his first album, Smith struck a deal with EMI Music Publishing in Nashville and moved to Music City, where he lived until he moved back to Texas four years later.Reach Andrew Wigdor at [email protected] and on Twitter @andrew_wigdor
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