Mary Jane Thomas and Hank Williams Jr. in 2021.Photo: Jason Kempin/Getty
Hank Williams Jr.’s wife Mary Jane Thomas has died.
Thomas died Tuesday in Jupiter, Florida, PEOPLE confirms. Reports of Thomas' age varied, though they range from 58 to 61 years old.
A spokesperson for the Jupiter Police Department told multiple outlets —including Fox News— that they received a medical call to the Jupiter Beach Resort & Spa around 5 p.m. on Tuesday. The patient was then transferred to a local hospital, where Thomas was pronounced dead.
TMZ reported Wednesdaythat Williams' wife may have suffered a complication from a medical procedure, leading to her death.
Hank Williams Jr. and wife Mary Jane Thomas in 1989.Ron Galella/getty
Son Sam, 24, spoke of his late mother in a statement to PEOPLE.
Thomas, a former model, and Williams, 72, met in 1985 at one of his concerts and were married in 1990.
Thomas was Williams' third wife and together they shared daughter Katherine and son Samuel, also a musician. Willams has other three children from previous marriages as well.
Hank Williams Jr. and Mary Jane Thomas in 2002.Frank Mullen/WireImage
In June 2020, Katherine waskilled in a car crashat 27 years old. At the time, a Tennessee Highway Patrol spokesperson told PEOPLE that she and her husband’s SUV, which was towing a boat, crossed the highway median and rolled over before coming to a stop on the shoulder.
Katie was fatally injured in the accident, while her husband Tyler Dunning survived.
“I definitely broke and went through a really, really, really hard time,” he told PEOPLE of his sister’s death. “I’m still climbing out of it. But it’s the ‘still climbing’ part that is the most important. That’ll just always be a big part of my story. I hope that [when I do write about it], that can be inspiring to other people, too.”
Thomas and Williams made their last public appearance in November, when the outlaw legend wasinducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
source: people.com
