Steve Wright's son pens heartbreaking tribute to BBC star after tragic death

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The son of BBC DJ Steve Wright has broken his silence with a heartbreaking tribute to his dad after his sudden death. Steve sadly passed away aged 69 on Monday February 12.Emergency services were called to a flat in central London on Monday morning where they confirmed a man in his 60s was pronounced dead at the scene.His son Tom has now penned a tribute to his father, admitting it has been an "intense few days" coming to terms with the loss, according to the Mirror.Tom had flown across to the UK from Los Angeles to look after the veteran DJ before his passing.He wrote on social media: "God rest your soul Dad, and thank you for all you for all the kind words from all the lives he touched and people that loved him; It's gonna be an intense few days, so catching up and hearing from old friends and new would mean more than anything else right now too."Rough as it may be, I thank the Gods I'm sober, as this would have straight up killed me even a couple of years ago after losing Mum over the pandemic in the same way without.

Still, I will cherish every moment we shared and every memory we made, and it's not like I don't have a few shows to be working through whenever I miss his voice, though tears me up too much now to consider..."But it means the world hearing from so many beloved friends of his and mine and I only hope to make him proud; and build on his legacy with kindness and love anyways I can!

Love you all and miss you already Dad. getting to see him before he #ConnectionAsCure passed after flying back to take care of the old Blighter."The much-loved BBC Radio 2 star was last on air on Sunday, presenting a pre-recorded special Valentine's Day edition of his Love Songs programme. Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp