Eric Clapton, 79, suffered a heartbreaking loss when his 4-year-old son, Conor, died in a tragic accident in 1991. Conor fell from a 53rd-floor window in New York while visiting with his mother, Italian actress Lory Del Santo. Clapton was on his way to pick him up but stopped to check a fax, arriving just moments too late.<\/p>\n
Before the tragedy, Clapton had promised to be a better father and had taken Conor to the circus, planning more special moments like a trip to the Bronx Zoo. After Conor\u2019s death, Clapton withdrew from the public, spending nearly a year isolated in Antigua, using music to cope.<\/p>\n
He later co-wrote the emotional song Tears in Heaven<\/em> to honor Conor. Soon after the funeral, Clapton received a letter from Conor\u2014his first ever\u2014written with his mother\u2019s help and mailed just before the accident. This poignant letter added to the pain but kept Conor\u2019s memory alive.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Eric Clapton, 79, suffered a heartbreaking loss when his 4-year-old son, Conor, died in a tragic accident in 1991. Conor fell from a 53rd-floor window in New York while visiting with his mother, Italian actress Lory Del Santo. Clapton was on his way to pick him up but stopped to check a fax, arriving just…<\/p>\n