CeeLo Green mourns Spelman College professor found dead in Lake Oconee, says she was like a sister

Editor’s note: The video above is from previous coverage.

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - Atlanta-based singer and rapper CeeLo Green took to social media to mourn a Spelman College professor who died on Lake Oconee earlier this month.

On Instagram, Green said Joycelyn Wilson was practically his sister. Wilson’s older sister was childhood friends with Green’s aunt, and he said they attended elementary school together.

“No one deserves to [perish] in that fashion,” he wrote. “It is more than tragic It’s horrific and I know personally that she did not deserve this. this is one of a few deaths that my family is experiencing at the moment we send prayers of condolence love support and renewed faith to the Wilson family.”

Wilson, 49, was an instructor in Spelman College’s Department of Mathematics. The school said she was a “respected member” of the community and “made an indelible impact on both her students and colleagues.”

On Feb. 8, Department of Natural Resources game wardens were called to investigate an empty boat circling Lake Oconee. Wilson’s body was found a day later.

Wilson was with her fiance, Gary Jones — a varsity girls and boys track and field coach at Westminster, a private Christian school in Atlanta. Although Jones is believed to be dead, his body has yet to be found.

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