Famous Celebrities Who Died In Their 40s

Jenni Rivera had a full and multifaceted career, selling millions of albums, hitting No. 1 multiple times on the Latin Album Chart, starring in a successful reality show, and sharing her expertise as a coach on the Mexican version of "The Voice," according to CNN. But she didn't downplay what it took to be so successful. "I'm very happy for the success that I've had, but I've worked so hard at it," Rivera said. "It's not that I feel that I deserve it. You kind of work hard and you have expectations, so I'm living my expectations right now ... it's great, it's beautiful."

Tragically, in 2013, a private jet crashed into a mountain in New Mexico, killing Rivera and everyone else on board. She was 43. The plane she was traveling in was also 43 years old, reported CNN, and sustained major damage the previous decade, most likely making it unsafe.

At Rivera's funeral, in front of over 6,000 mourners, her son Michael remembered her as "a singer, an entertainer, a diva, a fighter, an entrepreneur, a philanthropist, and more than anything, a mother – the best mother" (per BBC News). Her manager Pete Salgado said, "Jenni made it OK for women to be who they are. Jenni also made it OK to be from nothing, with the hopes of being something."