Celine Dion's Husband, Rene Angelil, Dead at 73 Yrs!

Awww, this is so sad and a bit surprising. Celine Dion's husband, Rene Angelil passed away today from complications of throat cancer, he was just 73 yrs old. Rene and Celine met when she was 12 yrs old and he soon became her manager and mentor. In 1987 their relationship turned romantic. They got engaged in 1991 and married in December 1994 at Notre-Dame Basillica in Montreal Quebec. Celine wore a beautiful portrait neckline ball gown with an extremely heavy beaded head piece that weighed about 30 lbs. The couple just recently celebrated their 21 st wedding anniversary. I thought he was on the mend, because she had gone back to work in Las Vegas.

Angélil was first diagnosed with throat cancer in 1999. In 2014, Dion took an indefinite leave of absence from her Las Vegas residency to care for Angélil -- who underwent surgery to remove a cancerous tumor from his throat in December 2013 -- after his second cancer diagnosis.

"René Angélil passed away this morning at his home in Las Vegas after a long and courageous battle against cancer," his rep said in a statement on Thursday. "The family requests that their privacy be respected at the moment; more details will be provided at a later time."

Angélil died of throat cancer at his home in Henderson while under the care of a physician, the Clark County Office of the Coroner also confirmed in a statement on Thursday.

"We have determined Mr. Angélil's death was due to natural causes," John Fudenberg, Clark County coroner, said. "No further investigation into his death is expected."

Rest in peace Rene. Rene is survived by his wife of 21 yrs, Celine and their 3 children (together), I believe Rene has other children from a previous marriage.