Karrueche Tran Shares Emotional Tribute To Her Father DeVon Minters Who Passed Away Last Week

Karrueche Tran shared that her father, DeVon Minters, passed away last week.

On Monday, the 34-year-old actress posted an emotional tribute, revealing that she was at the Sundance Film Festival when she received the devastating call early last week.

She shared several old photos of herself and her father, who is believed to be in his 50s at the time of his passing, writing: ‘Rest in paradise daddy.’

The model posted two photos of her father and daughter in 2017.

In another, she shared a snapshot of her and her father from their childhood days.

He shared that he got the news he was dreading about a week ago.

In memory: On Monday, the actress posted an emotional tribute, revealing that she was at the Sundance Film Festival when she received the devastating call early last week

In one post, she wrote that “the last seven days have been difficult… getting the call I always feared… making decisions I wasn’t ready for…”

He added that he was at the premiere of the movie Divinity at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, last week.

He went on to say that it’s been hard “being at Sundance, which is something I prayed for…trying to celebrate my accomplishments while suffering.”

‘Rest in paradise daddy’: The model shared several throwback photos and posted two photos of her father and daughter in 2017 on her Instagram story

The two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner also said she’s been “feeling so many emotions all at once and feeling numb at the same time.”

Karrueche was born in 1988 to her Jamaican-American father and Vietnamese mother Cindy Adamson.

Shortly after his birth, his parents separated. However, Karrueche has always remained close to both her mother and her father.

Expressing her feelings: The two-time Daytime Emmy Award winner also said she’s been “feeling so many emotions all at once and feeling numb at the same time.”

In a video interview with madamenoire In 2015, the Divinity actress revealed that her father was gay and that even in her childhood she knew that love conquers all.

“I don’t think I’ve ever said this to anyone, but my father is gay,” he said.

“I don’t think I ever told anyone just because I don’t realize that’s not necessarily normal,” she continued. “I live my life as me, so it’s like, ‘Oh, that’s my dad.’

A tough time: She went on to say that it’s been tough “being at Sundance, which is something I prayed for…trying to celebrate my accomplishments while suffering.”

“I knew it from high school, even from elementary school,” he added. “I knew something was different and I don’t know how I knew what was gay, being so young.”

She said: ‘I think when you’re younger, you figure things out and you get used to it.

“I always knew that, and then as I got older, we had certain conversations with my mom, and it was exactly what it was.

“Love conquers all,” he said. ‘No matter your race, age, how you look or anything… Love is love.’

‘Love Is Love’: On the subject of her father in an interview with Madame Noire in 2015, she said: ‘Love conquers all. It doesn’t matter what race, age, what you look like or anything… Love is love.’