Chris Cornell’s widow mourns the loss of her dear friend Chester Bennington

LOS ANGELES, CA - FEBRUARY 06: Musician Chris Cornell arrives at the 2009 MusiCares Person of the Year Tribute to Neil Diamond at the Los Angeles Convention Center on February 6, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Chris Cornell

Shortly after news broke of the suicide of Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington, Vicky Cornell — the widow of Bennington’s friend, Chris Cornell — paid tribute.

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The Bennington and Cornell families are very close, and have both been rocked by suicide in recent months Bennington performed at Cornell’s funeral, shortly after his death in late May from a suicide. Cornell took to Twitter to pay tribute to her fallen friend.

“Just when I thought my heart couldn’t break any more…..I love you T,” she wrote on Thursday.

Bennington was found in his Los Angeles home on Thursday, dead from an apparent suicide by hanging.

Hours before her tribute to Bennington, Cornell thanked her late husband’s fans who honored him on his 53rd birthday.

“Reading all your messages. Thank you for sharing so much love. You truly give me strength for our children and for my love @chriscornell,” she wrote.

If you feel you are in crisis, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline. It is a free, 24-hour hotline, at 1.800.273.TALK (8255). Your call will be connected to the crisis center nearest to you. If you are in an emergency, call 911 or go to your nearest emergency room. 

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