Helen Reddys Children Say She Was a Truly Formidable Woman

May 2024 · 3 minute read

Singer and activist Helen Reddy has gave up the ghost. She leaves at the back of two grown children, Traci and Jordan, who each pursued careers within the public eye.

Abi Travis - Author

The Australian-American singer and activist Helen Reddy died on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2020. Her 1972 hit track “I Am Woman” changed into a feminist anthem and rocketed her into her position as a feminist icon. It also turned into the identify of a 2019 biopic about her lifestyles, wherein she was portrayed by way of Tilda Cobham-Hervey.

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In addition to leaving at the back of an unbelievable legacy and scores of serious tune, Helen additionally introduced two children into the arena: a daughter and a son. Here’s what we learn about them.

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Helen Reddy’s children confirmed the singer’s dying in a Facebook put up.

Shortly after Helen’s dying, her children showed the inside track in a post on the Helen Reddy Official Fan Page on Facebook. “It is with deep unhappiness that we announce the passing of our liked mother, Helen Reddy, at the afternoon of September 29th, 2020 in Los Angeles,” they wrote. “She was a wonderful Mother, Grandmother, and a really formidable woman. Our hearts are broken. But we take convenience within the wisdom that her voice will continue to exist ceaselessly.”

Throughout her 78 years of life, Helen married and divorced three times. In 1961 (when she was 20 years outdated), she married Kenneth Claude Weate, an older musician and circle of relatives good friend. Their daughter Traci was born in 1963, they usually divorced in 1966.

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In 1968, Helen transformed to Judaism and married Jeff Wald. Their son Jordan was born in 1972. Jeff was Helen’s manager for a time, and their courting was quite volatile. Helen to begin with filed for divorce in 1981 however modified her mind a day after filing. She told People: “It was my working out that [Jeff] was going to discontinue his use of cocaine.”

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In 1983, Helen once again filed for divorce, then started relationship Milton Ruth (a drummer in her band). She and Milton were given married, then divorced in 1985. They had no children in combination.

Where are Helen Reddy’s children now?

Both of Helen’s children went directly to pursue careers in show industry, despite the fact that neither followed their mom’s musical occupation path exactly. 

“I come from such a long lineage of performers – my mother's parents, her sister, my cousin, and but I had no pastime,” Traci said in an interview with Now to Love

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Traci grew up following her mom to gigs and auditions and got a close-up view of her mother’s meteoric upward thrust. Traci herself pursued a occupation in the movie business, in the end directing the 1989 movie A Nightmare on Drug Street. She and her husband Lucas Donat attended movie college in combination and were given married shortly after graduating. They now run the ad agency Tiny Rebellion. They have a daughter named Lily.

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Helen’s son Jordan has also worked in leisure. He obviously inherited a few of Helen’s musical talents, working as a music advisor and song manager on a few films. He has also worked as a producer. He was the section producer on The Roseanne Show and gained a co-producer credit score on I Am Woman. He and his wife Yasmina have 3 children: Grover, Oliver, and Mia.

Our ideas are with Jordan, Traci, and the remainder of Helen’s family and friends as they mourn their loss.

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