Nancy Sinatra first wife of star Frank Sinatra passed away Friday at the age of 101, her daughter tweeted.
“My mother passed away peacefully tonight at the age of 101,” the younger Nancy Sinatra, 78, wrote on her official Twitter page.
“She was a blessing and the light of my life. God speed, Momma. Thank you for everything.”
Nancy and Frank, both New Jersey natives, were married for 12 years, according to Reuters.
They had three children and divorced in 1951.
The pair remained close until Frank Sinatra’s death in 1998 at the age of 82, after a heart attack.
The late Nancy Sinatra never remarried and lived a quiet life in Beverly Hills, California and focused on charity work, Reuters reported.
