In a Facebook post, the late singer's older sister Maria Testado shared photos of them together as she bids goodbye.
"Goodbye my ever dearest youngest brother, Victor Wood. We love you so much. We will never forget you," she wrote. "Your memories will remain in our hearts and our minds forever. May your soul rest in peace with the Lord in heaven."
In a report from ABS-CBN, Victor's wife Nerissa said that he died at 9 am due to COVID-19 complications at the New Era General Hospital, Quezon City.
She also said funeral arrangements will be taken cared of by Iglesia ni Kristo, of which he was a member.
Director Carlo Ortega Cuevas, who worked on Wood’s upcoming biopic “Jukebox King: The Life Story of Victor Wood,” also paid tribute to the late singer.
Pakikiramay sa pamilya ng isang haligi ng OPM, ang JUKEBOX KING Victor Wood. Mapalad ako dahil bago sya pinagpahinga ng Diyos ay narinig ko sa kanya mismo ang isang kwentong ngayon ay isa [nang] kasaysayan,” Cuevas said.
“Mahaba at makabuluhang usapan tungkol sa buhay, kasikatan, pagbagsak, pagbangon, pagtingala…at pagpanaw. Habang nagkukwento sya tungkol sa kanyang pagkabata, pakiramdam ko ay kasabay ko syang lumaki,” he added.
Victor Wood, who hailed from Camarines Sur, rose to fame in the early 1970s with ballads such as "Mr. Lonely," "I'm Sorry My Love," "In Despair," "Fraulein," "Eternally," and many others, releasing 26 albums during his music career.
His first album I'm Sorry My Love was released in 1970.
