Natalie Cole's Son, Robert Yancy, Dies at 39

[JamesG]

Natalie Cole's Only Son, Robert Yancy, Dies at 39
by Lindsay Kimble
August 15, 2017


Robert Yancy – the only son of iconic singer Natalie Cole, and grandson of performer Nat King Cole – has died, TMZ reports. He was 39.

Yancy was reportedly found by a friend in his San Fernando Valley, Calif., apartment. According to the outlet, Yancy died of natural causes, pending the completion of an autopsy and toxicology tests.



TMZ reported, however, that family members were told by authorities that Yancy appeared to have suffered a heart attack and that drugs were not involved.

The Los Angeles County Coroner’s office did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment, nor did a representative for Natalie Cole’s estate.




Cole died of congestive heart failure on New Year’s Eve 2015 at 65. Yancy – whose father was Cole’s ex Marvin Yancy – slammed the Grammys after his mother’s death for a tribute he dubbed “disrespectful.”

http://ew.com/music/2017/08/15/rober...e-son-dies-39/