Stevie Nicks’ brother, Christopher Aaron Nicks, dies at 72

Christopher Aaron Nicks, brother of rock icon Stevie Nicks, has died. He was 72.

The Fleetwood Mac singer's younger brother − her only sibling − died following a private battle with cancer, Christopher Nicks' daughter, Nixi Parkinson Nicks, revealed in an Instagram post Friday, Sept. 4.

"Second star to the right, and straight on till morning," Nixi Nicks wrote alongside a photo of herself holding Christopher's hand. "I love you, daddy. Rest easy."

Nixi Nicks opened up about her father's health issues in a Facebook post.

"Some of you may know that he has spent the last two-and-a-half years battling a cancer diagnosis, and to some this may come as a shock," Nixi Nicks wrote. "If this is news to you, please know it was because he never wanted people to worry about him that he kept this to himself. I know that he has left his mark on so many people, and this will leave many more than his immediate family with a piece of them missing."

USA TODAY has reached out to Stevie Nicks' representatives for comment.

Five years Stevie Nicks' junior, Christopher Nicks played a supportive role in the Grammy-winning singer's career. In 1985, Christopher cowrote "The…

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