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Father of Kate Spade dies a day before his daughter's funeral

Wow. This really leaves you speechless, doesn't it? Designer Kate Spade committed suicide three weeks ago and the night before her funeral was to take place, her father passed away.

The reason? It was said to be a ‘broken heart’. According to insiders, her father could not cope with this great sorrow. Kate was found dead in her apartment in New York. Her father Earl F. Brosnahan Jr. could hardly believe the terrible news. He could not comprehend that his daughter was suddenly gone. That is also an unimaginably great sorrow. His heart would literally be broken. He did not make it to the funeral, the official farewell to daughter Kate.

The fashion icon was buried yesterday in Kansas City, where she came from. Although the service was by invitation only, many fans were also present to pay their last respects. Father Earl was 89 years old. Kate's successful company donates one million dollars to organizations that work to help people with suicidal thoughts. Her brother-in-law, actor David Spade, also donates another 100,000 dollars. Our thoughts are with all her loved ones and the loved ones of father Earl. What a lot of sorrow all together. It really makes us… truly, truly… silent.