Brittany Murphy‘s father, Angelo Bertolotti, passed away on Jan. 22, 2019, nine years after Brittany's death. He was living out his final days on life support after facing a long list of extensive health problems. His other living children, Jeff Bertolotti and Pia Jo Reynolds, released statements to Facebook (per USA Today) explaining what happened.

Pia wrote, “Dad passed peacefully yesterday here in Los Angeles. Thank you all so much for your prayers, love, and beautiful words of encouragement. Please keep them coming as we walk through the next steps."

Jeff explained in his post that they had to make the difficult decision to remove their father from life support since it was clear he wasn’t going to be able to recover from his extremely serious health issues.

When he was alive, Angelo dealt with some serious legal troubles, including three felony convictions and 12 years spent in prison. While Jeff's post acknowledged his dad's criminal past, Jeff also remembered Angelo as a World War II veteran, mortician, and man who never blamed his life circumstances on others.