In addition to Loren and Amber, J.R. is survived by his daughter Amanda; his grandchildren, Ayden, Ayva and Aydrien; his brothers Marc and Steve; his sister Brandi; his son-in-law Duane; and his team.
Loren, who is the Senior Executive Vice President of Market America | SHOP.COM Worldwide, also mourned J.R.’s passing in a statement on Facebook.
“While I am unable to speak and I am in shock – you should know I am broken,” she wrote on Aug. 31, “my heart has been ripped out.”
Loren shared that J.R. “had a sudden pulmonary embolism that stole him from us” while they were on vacation.
“In just a second – he was gone. A moment,” she continued. “I beg of you to pray and meditate on him. To keep us all in your prayers. I am destroyed. I am broken into pieces. And I will never be the same again.”
Along with her statement, Loren added a message to her late husband, writing, “I love you baby. I love you with all of me. Everything I am – is because of us. We were a force – together we can accomplish anything. I will spend every last second of my life – keeping your dream alive – with your entire Market America family. I love you is just not enough. You and me forever.”