His wife, Hailey Bieber, also paid tribute to her late grandfather-in-law. On her Instagram stories, she reposted Bieber’s message about his grandfather and added, “Love you Grandpa Bruce” with the angel wing and dove emoji.

Justin Bieber wrote a lengthy tribute to maternal grandfather Bruce Dale in a social media post April 26, saying "I can’t wait to see u again soon."

The Grammy winner penned an emotional tribute and shared a throwback photo of the pair on Instagram Justin Bieber's grandpa, Bruce Dale, has died at age 80 In an emotional Instagram tribute, Bieber remembered his grandfather buying him snacks as a kid and "heckling" referees during sporting events "I can’t wait to see u again soon in heaven,