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In 1986, Marvin's mother Alberta founded the Marvin P. Gaye Jr. Memorial Foundation, which is dedicated to those suffering from drug abuse and alcoholism. It opened a day after she died from complications of bone cancer in May 1987.
A year later, Gaye's mother founded the Marvin P. Gaye Jr. Memorial Foundation in dedication to her son to help those suffering from drug abuse and alcoholism; however she died a day before the memorial was set to open in 1987. [139] Gaye's sister Jeanne once served as the foundation's chairperson. [140]
The following is a list of notable performers of rock and roll music or rock music, and others directly associated with the music as producers, songwriters or in other closely related roles, who have died in the 1980s. The list gives their date, cause and location of death, and their age.
Gaye died at 44 years old in 1984, one day shy of his 45th birthday, when Gaye's father, Marvin Gay Sr., shot and killed him following an argument in his parents' Los Angeles home.
Marvin Gaye died at the age of 44 three years later after being shot twice in the chest by his father at the Crenshaw District home he shared with his parents.
Marvin Pentz Gay Sr. (October 1, 1914 – October 10, 1998) was an American Pentecostal minister. He was the father of recording artists Marvin Gaye and Frankie Gaye and gained notoriety after shooting and killing his son Marvin on April 1, 1984, following an argument at their home.
Due to Gaye not filing a will before his death, Marvin III became a co-executor of his father's estate at just 18. In 1995, Gaye III welcomed his first son, Marvin IV, on the 56th anniversary of his father's birth. Five years later, a second boy, Dylan, was born. [24]
Marvin Gaye once recorded a promo E.P. for the Free Press. It was 1966 and a way to get more exposure for Motown. Before Marvin Gaye was a huge star, he recorded a promotional song for the Free Press