What Happened to Kandi Burruss' Brother? Remembering Patrick Riley
What happened to Kandi Burruss' brother? The singer and 'RHOA' celebrity experienced a tragic loss, when her older brother died at most effective 22 years old.
Real Housewives of Atlanta addicts know that Kandi Burruss can be a little bit of a drama queen, alternatively, the singer and fact celebrity has skilled relatively a little bit of loss in her Forty four years. When she used to be handiest 15 years outdated, Kandi lost her oldest brother, Patrick Riley, in a terrible coincidence, and understandably, it still haunts her to at the moment.
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Kandi's complete circle of relatives was rocked via an unshakable tragedy.
Kandi, Patrick, and Mama Joyce lived in in College Park, Ga., and even though they were a tightly knit trio, the three of them confronted a horrific tragedy. On June 17, 1971, Patrick was involved in a car accident in Mexico, and succumbed to accidents from the coincidence at age 22. Kandi was once most effective 15 years outdated at the time.
"It was devastating to me," Kandi defined on Xscape Still Kickin' It. The 44-year-old reality superstar recollects Patrick for being her family's "mediator," and for helping her solve conflicts along with her friends and bandmates, from her teen lady group, Xscape.
"If my brother had not passed away, [Xscape] probably would have lasted longer as a group than we did."
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Kandi nonetheless pays tribute to her brother for his birthday and loss of life date, over 30 years later.
Every yr on Patrick's birthday and at the anniversary of his demise, Kandi takes to Instagram to honor him publicly. Last yr in 2019, Kandi reposted a video created by a fan page, which included a montage of photos of Patrick.
"He was the best big brother in the whole world," she wrote within the caption. "He died in 1991 but it still hurts all these years later. I love you Patrick! Happy birthday in heaven!"
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Kandi and Mama Joyce additionally made a point to pay Patrick's gravesite a visit on Kandi's Wedding. It was once incredibly emotional, however totally cathartic for the 2 of them.
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Kandi now has a tight-knit circle of relatives, but her husband and mom do not get alongside.
Although Kandi and her circle of relatives skilled a in reality unthinkable loss, she is past thankful to have her cherished hubby, Todd, in addition to her three youngsters, Blaze, Ace, and Riley. However, Kandi is incessantly upset via the truth that Todd and Mama Joyce unfortunately don't get along, according to Bravo. Obviously, as she is shut with both of them, it has a tendency to cause some severe drama.
Todd and Mama Joyce had a tumultuous courting, but appeared to have labored out their problems till the end of Season 12. Apparently, when Kandi and her mother were eating at a cafe, Todd was once on the similar eatery along with his buddies, and basically snubbed them. He paid for his or her food however failed to acknowledge Mama Joyce, which was obviously irritating for her.
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"Todd did pay for our food, but he walked out. So he felt like, 'Well, at least I paid for y'all food.' So he walks out, and then we walked out kind of right behind him, but he never did turn around to say hello to her or acknowledge her at all," Kandi explained in a clip. "So [Mama Joyce] was pissed, to say the least."
RIP Patrick Riley — he's going to always be in the hearts of Kandi, Mama Joyce, and fanatics around the globe.
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