Katie Holmes Mourning Her Brother-In-Law 

The brother-in-law of Katie Holmes has passed away.

Joseph Jeffrey Fretti, 48, the husband of Katie’s older sister, Tamera, died of unknown causes, although initial reports were claiming it was heart failure. He died April 12 after being found unconscious in his parents’ home in Sarasota, Florida.

Police arrived at the scene at 7:53 p.m. that Sunday after a 911 call. Fretti was unconscious and deemed to be in cardiac and respiratory arrest. An hour later, he was pronounced dead at The Doctor’s Hospital in Sarasota. An autopsy was not conclusive as to a cause of death. “We’re still investigating,” says Dr. Russell Vega of the Florida District 12 Medical Examiner’s Office. “There is no indication of foul play.”

Fretti was separated from Holmes’s older sister Tamera, 41, who filed for divorce on Feb. 13. Tamera had recently been granted temporary custody of the couple’s children, ages 10 and 6. The couple had been married since 1995. Fretti’s funeral is expected to take place in his hometown of Toledo, Ohio, where he happened to be a funeral director.

That is really sad news, especially for the children. Our thoughts go out to them.