It was a day Scotty McCreery will never forget — not because of a new record, not because of a sold-out crowd, but because it was the day he lost both of his grandmothers, Janet and Paquita. Within just a few short hours, the two women who helped raise him, shape him, pray for him, and cheer for him — were gone.
In an emotional message shared with fans just moments ago, Scotty wrote:
“I wasn’t ready to say goodbye to either of them… and now I have to say goodbye to both.”
Scotty, 30, often credited his success not only to his parents, but to the quiet strength and wisdom of his grandmothers — one from his mother’s side, one from his father’s — both described as “the anchors of our family.”
Janet, known for her tender heart and deep faith, was the one who insisted he sing in church even before he knew he had a voice worth sharing. She believed in him when all he had was a guitar and a dream.
Paquita, a woman of warmth and fire, was the storyteller — always keeping the family laughing, always the last one to sit down at a family dinner. She once told Scotty, “You’ll make it far, but don’t ever forget whose name you carry.” He never did.
“I’ve sung about loss before,” Scotty said, referencing emotional ballads like “Five More Minutes”, “but nothing prepares you for this kind of goodbye. Nothing prepares you for that silence when the phone doesn’t ring anymore.”
What makes the tragedy so raw is how sudden it all was — the family reportedly gathered around both women in the final hours, not realizing they would be saying goodbye twice before the day ended. Scotty said the double loss “felt like the wind got knocked out of my soul.”
But even in grief, he held onto the legacy they left.
“They were different in so many ways,” he said, “but they both taught me to love big, pray loud, and never waste a single moment with the people you care about.”
Scotty has canceled upcoming appearances to be with his family. Fans across the country have flooded social media with messages of love, gratitude, and prayer — honoring the women who helped raise one of country music’s most beloved voices.
In closing, Scotty shared this:
“Heaven gained two angels today. And though my heart is shattered, I’m grateful God let me call them mine.”
The stage lights are dimmer tonight.
The songs may pause for a while.
But the love — and the strength those two women poured into Scotty McCreery — will never fade.