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Traci Braxton is being remembered on what would've been her 54th birthday. On Wednesday, April 2, Traci's sisters, Toni , Trina , Tamar and Towanda Braxton marked what would have been the late singer's 54th birthday with emotional tributes shared to their Instagram accounts. In celebration of her late sister's special day, Toni, 57, honored Traci by sharing a video compilation of her most iconic moments on their family reality show, Braxton Family Values .
Related: The Braxton Sisters: All About Toni, Traci, Towanda, Trina and Tamar "Love you and miss you every day sis. Happy Heavenly Birthday! I know you're up there just being Traci! đ§Ą," she captioned the post. Toni wasn't the only sister to pay tribute with a video.
Tamar, 48, also shared a clip of a crowd holding up their flashlights as Traci's hit single, "Last Call" played in the background of a concert. "Happy Heavenly Birthday beautiful @therealtracibraxton ," she wrote alongside the touching video. "We miss you down here sis!! But I know God didnât want to see you sick like that so, he brought you home to himself to heal you â¤ď¸.
" "Thank you for being an amazing sister and covering all of us down heređđźâ¨," she concluded. Related: Toni Braxton Misses Late Sister Traci 'Every Day': 'It's Difficult Trying to Live with a Broken Heart' (Exclusive) When it came to Towanda's video tribute, she posted a moving photo montage of some of her favorite memories with her sister. Alongside pictures of her sister kissing her cheek and Traci's son Kevin Surratt Jr.
kissing her urn, Towanda, 51, reflected on the special connection the two shared. "I feel your energy, your spirit daily. Talking to you everyday, talking things out, still loving each other is something we cherished," she captioned the post.
"What was understood, didnât need to be explained to NO ONE! Happy earthly birthday. Iâm having shot of the #kettle [vodka] for you today." Trina, 50, rounded out the social media dedications with a simple throwback photo of Traci smiling for the camera.
"All I have left are old pictures and memories but, you would not want me sad!!! Happy Born day, Rae! I love you!" she wrote before joking, "And Girl- we need your help down here right about now! lol!" Never miss a story â sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offerââ, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. In March 2022, the Braxton family confirmed the news of Traci's death at 50 after living with esophageal cancer. "It is with the utmost regret that we inform you of the passing of our sister, Traci," Toni wrote in a statement share to Instagram at the time.
"Needless to say, she was a bright light, a wonderful daughter, an amazing sister, a loving mother, wife, grandmother and a respected performer. We will miss her dearly." Related: Trina Braxton Is 'Coping Better' After Sister Traci's Death: 'I Had to Realize That It's OK to Not Be OK' (Exclusive) The sisters have continued to honor her in the time since on their family reality show and on social media.
During a conversation with PEOPLE in October , Trina said she is learning how to move forward in her grieving process. âEach day is its own journey,â she explained. âYou wake up and sometimes it's a good day.
Maybe another couple of weeks, it's a not so good day.â âYou can see something that can be a happy reminder, and then sometimes there are happy tears,â she continued. âAnd then sometimes there are tears of, âI miss you so much.
I wish you were here. Oh, my gosh, that's something that Traci would do.â Sometimes it's a laugh, cry moment as well.
â The reality star also said that grief counseling has allowed her to âcompartmentalize different things as far as my grieving process is continuing to go.â âI had to realize that it's OK to not be OK,â she shared. âIt's OK to cry.
And it's OK to move forward, but not necessarily move on.â Read the original article on People.
