TV anchor Soledad O'Brien reveals her mother has died 40 days after her father in touching post Soledad O'Brien, 52, revealed on Twitter that her mother, Estela, had died Estela, 88, was a Cuban immigrant who moved to the US as a child She married Soledad's white father Edward in 1959 and they had six children Edward, a veteran and an engineer, died on February 9 at the age of 85 Soledad paid tribute to her mother in a lengthy Twitter tribute
By Jennifer Smith For Dailymail.com
Published: 21:17 GMT, 18 March 2019 | Updated: 21:18 GMT, 18 March 2019
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Soledad O'Brien announced on Monday that her mother had passed away, 40 days after her father's death.
The TV journalist made the announcement on Twitter and gave a lengthy tribute to her mother, Estela, afterwards. She described her as 'wise' and 'remarkable' in a series of posts where she shared details about her life.
Soledad, who is the host of Matter of Fact with Soledad O'Brien on NBC, said: 'My mom died today. Joining my dad who passed away 40 days ago. She was a pretty remarkable lady. An immigrant from Cuba, she lived with the Oblate Sisters of Providence in Baltimore during college.'
