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Tributes to Precious Harris by T.I. and family will touch your heart

Feb 25, 2019

“Never waste a moment, it may be the last with someone you love.”

Atlanta rapper T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., posted that sentence on Instagram on Sunday, after several posts paying tribute to his sister.

Precious Harris died Friday, a week after being in a car crash.

She "hit a pole, which triggered an asthma attack. The 66-year-old — who often appears on the show "Family Hustle" — was taken to a hospital where she's now in ICU," TMZ reported last week.

» Rapper T.I. halts production of 'Family Hustle' after sister's car crash

» Atlanta rapper T.I.'s sister, Precious Harris, has died

In his Instagram posts, T.I. called his sister “a True Atlanta Legend,” a “No Nonsense Straight Shooting social butterfly” and “a HILARIOUS wizard-woman of wisdom.”

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We ALL Love You, Miss you, & Appreciate you for your love,service,& lifetime dedication to US!!! And while We’re ALL Happy to see you get your well deserved wings of eternal peace... free from pain, worries, & anguish... But Still WE ALL REALLY HATE TO SEE YOU GO!!! 💔Don’t even trip about US tho sis... you spent your entire life making sure WE was straight... Now we owe you to NOT be selfishly consumed by our pain,but to be HAPPY for you claim your peaceful place in paradise. You earned it sis. We’ll be miserable for a while for missing your physical presence, but your lessons of love,words of wisdom & historical memories WILL NEVER DIE!!! Tell Pops me and Bryce said Whattup. Y’all save us a spot... until then... farewell Big Sis😢

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Bout da size of it... Attached Eternally

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Pops and Precious...Finally reunited. 🙏🏽👑❤️

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But T.I. wasn’t the only family member to share tributes to Precious Harris. His wife, Tameka “Tiny” Cottle-Harris, said her sister-in-law “will always be MY GIRL!”

Precious Harris’ daughter Kamaya Chapman honored her mother with both funny and sad posts.

Precious Harris is survived by three children: Kamaya Chapman, Avis Chapman-Reese and Kareem “Plug” Chapman.

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Nancy Clanton is a lead producer for The AJC's platforms team, but also writes stories about health, travel, events and entertainment. A native of Knoxville and graduate of the University of Tennessee, she has worked at the AJC for 24 years.

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