JoJo Pays Touching Tribute to Her Late Father, Sings National Anthem in His Honor

Singer's father Joel Levesque dies at age 60

Singer and actress JoJo announced on Saturday that her father, Joel Levesque, died earlier that day at the age of 60.

She took to Instagram to pay a touching tribute to him, writing, "I missed you even while you were here. I will miss you infinitely more now that you're gone. Thank you for holding on as long as you did. I know you tried your best. You are free now."

She added, "I will love you always, Dad. I can feel you with me. Rest now. In PEACE. I miss your voice. I wish more people could have heard it. I promise I will keep singing for you."

A photo posted by JoJo (@iamjojo) on Nov 15, 2015 at 9:15am PST

In fact, despite her father's passing just the day before, the 24-year-old singer kept her scheduled appearance to sing the national anthem at the Quicken Loans Race for Heroes in Phoenix, Ariz., on Sunday. She dedicated the performance to her dad.

"Today I will be singing the national anthem to honor my dad," she shared in another photo on Instagram. "He was a disabled veteran. I wish he was here with me today. He would have cried. I will be crying because I miss him already. We all thought it would happen eventually... But now that it's happened, I can't believe this is real life."

She continued, "May God help us all to love and understand each other better. To lead with compassion and live in peace on this one planet we are entrusted with."

Our thoughts are with her during this difficult time.