D’Angelo’s Daughter Imani Archer Says No Words Can Describe ‘Immeasurable Loss’ of Singer: ‘Best Father Anyone Could’ve Ever Had’

D’Angelo‘s daughter, Imani Archer, posted a loving tribute to her begetter connected Wednesday (Oct. 15), 1 time aft the “Brown Sugar” vocalist died astatine property 51 pursuing a agelong conflict with pancreatic cancer. “dear daddy, determination are nary words to picture this immeasurable loss. I’m successful implicit disbelief and shock,” she wrote successful an Instagram post that featured a bid of pictures of begetter and girl from passim the years.

“You were my biggest hype man, my protector, my biggest philharmonic inspiration, the kindest and astir selfless antheral and the champion begetter anyone could’ve ever had,” the station continued. “No 1 volition EVER measurement up to however brave and beardown you are. Till the precise end, you made definite to support maine from thing that would scare oregon wounded me. I emotion you truthful overmuch Daddy. I privation I had much clip to walk with you.”

D’Angelo’s family announced his decease successful a connection connected Tuesday, saying, “The shining prima of our household has dimmed his airy for america successful this life. After a prolonged and courageous conflict with cancer, we are heartbroken to denote that Michael D’Angelo Archer, known to his fans astir the satellite arsenic D’Angelo, has been called home, departing this beingness today, October 14th, 2025.”

The household connection continued, “We are saddened that helium tin lone permission beloved memories with his family, but we are eternally grateful for the bequest of extraordinarily moving euphony helium leaves behind. We inquire that you respect our privateness during this hard clip but invitation you each to articulation america successful mourning his passing portion besides celebrating the acquisition of opus that helium has near for the world.”

In her post, Archer, 26, praised her Grammy-winning dada for teaching her astir music, and life, sharing the heartbreak of losing him astatine specified a young age. “For you to amusement maine caller music, play soft with maine to our favourite songs, oregon to spell backmost and guardant astir our favourite spell to meals. You’re a 1 of a benignant soul, and I’m truthful grateful you chose maine to beryllium your daughter. I’m not definite however I’ll beryllium capable to unrecorded connected without you, but I’ll ne'er hide each of your proposal and things you’ve told maine connected however to get done this life,” she wrote.

“Dad…I miss you much than beingness and this is breaking my bosom into a cardinal pieces. I privation I could clasp your manus conscionable 1 much time,” the enactment concluded. “I volition everlastingly grant you and transportation connected your bequest Dad. Everything I bash volition ever beryllium for you. I’m gonna miss you and proceeding your dependable each azygous day. I’ll ever beryllium your BabyGirl.&...