Buzz Aldrin is mourning a tragic loss.
The astronaut’s wife Dr. Anca Faur Aldrin died on Oct. 28, two years after the couple tied the knot, Buzz and her family shared in a joint message on social media. She was 66.
“Dr. Anca Aldrin, wife of astronaut Buzz Aldrin, peacefully passed away last night with her husband and her son, Vlad Ghenciu by her side,” read the statement posted to Facebook Oct. 29. “Mrs. Aldrin, an accomplished chemical engineer with a Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh, served as the treasurer for the California Hydrogen Business Council and as Executive Vice President of Buzz Aldrin Ventures LLC.”
And Buzz, 95, paid tribute to his wife in a separate message as well, saying, “I am so fortunate to have found and married the love of my life.”
“She brought joy to everything we did together,” he continued. “I will miss her dearly.”
The statement added, “Her family requests privacy in their time of mourning.”