Ronnie Milsap's son Todd Milsap, 49, dead

Todd Milsap, son of the temple of country music Ronnie Milsap, is dead.

From Nashville Tennessean The newspaper reports that Milsap was found dead on Saturday, February 23 by his son, who came to watch him on his houseboat at the Four Corners Marina, in the Antioch area in Nashville, without having heard of it since two days. He was 49 years old.

Joseph Pleasant, spokesperson for the Nashville Fire Department, said Tennessean that emergency workers responded to the scene Saturday morning. The Nashville Police Department said that Milsap's death appeared to be related to medical reasons.

According to one statement, Todd Milsap was raised in Nashville, where he attended Franklin Road Academy and Hillsboro High School. In adulthood, he worked for his father behind the scenes of his recordings, tours and videos.

Ronnie Milsap remembered his son and asked for prayers in a joint statement with his wife, Joyce.

"Our son Todd was a force of joy, life, creativity and generosity from the moment of his birth," reads the statement. "He has made such an imprint on our world during his years on this planet.All who met him were richer for it.It is too early to understand this loss, and I hope that it's something nobody needs to [bear]. Please, keep her three children, their mothers, Joyce and I in your prayers at such a fragile time. "

Ronnie Milsap was one of the biggest national and multilingual hit-by-groups of the '70s and' 80s, recording a series of hits including 'Pure Love', 'It was almost like a song', ' Only love in my life, "" Smoky Mountain Rain "and more. He is a recipient of a CMA, ACM and Grammy Award, and has been inducted at once. Grand Ole Opry and the pantheon of country music.

Woodlawn Funeral Home is ready to handle Todd Milsap's funeral arrangements. Details must be announced.