Popular 2000s pop singer Michelle Branch announced earlier this week the passing of her dear father, David Branch.

In her latest post on Instagram, the “Thousand Miles” hitmaker paid tribute to her late father, stating that he passed away peacefully on Oct. 6 with her mother and his childhood best friend by his side.

“I feel completely untethered to the earth. Adrift,” she wrote. “I have known this day was coming, but nothing quite prepares you. There’s never enough time. He was only 71.”

Describing her father as the hero of her story, the 2000s pop singer shared that he was the smartest man she had ever known.

“He had the answers to everything,” she pointed out. “He believed in me strongly enough to let me drop out of high school at 15 to pursue music and encourage me to move to Los A

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