Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson’s Father, Dies Of Pancreatic Cancer In Las Vegas
Father of Michael Jackson, Joe Jackson, died at the age of 89 due to pancreatic cancer at a hospital in Las Vegas. He had survived a stroke and three heart attacks.
Joseph
'Joe'
Jackson,
the
patriarch
and
the
main
face
behind
the
creation
of
Jackson
musical
family,
died
on
Wednesday,
June
28,
2018.
Father
to
Michael
and
Janet
Jackson,
Joe
died
at
89
of
pancreatic
cancer.
The
musician
took
his
last
breath
at
a
hospital
in
Las
Vegas.
According
to
TMZ,
Joe
Jackson
had
become
feeble
from
a
stroke
and
three
heart
attacks
before
he
was
hospitalized
in
June
to
be
treated
for
terminal
cancer.
Joe
is
survived
by
wife
Katherine,
children
and
grandchildren,
who
stayed
by
his
side
during
his
illness.
Credits
:
Mirror
A
family
representative
told
TMZ,
"We
are
deeply
saddened
by
Mr.
Jackson's
passing
and
extend
our
heartfelt
condolences
to
Mrs.
Katherine
Jackson
and
the
family.
Joe
was
a
strong
man
who
acknowledged
his
own
imperfections
and
heroically
delivered
his
sons
and
daughters
from
the
steel
mills
of
Gary,
Indiana
to
worldwide
pop
super
stardom."
Besides
being
a
parent,
Joe
Jackson
played
a
major
role
in
establishing
a
successful
career
for
his
children
The
Jackson
5,
Michael
Jackson
and
Janet
Jackson
as
solo
artists
by
playing
the
role
of
a
manager
too.
A
tweet
posted
from
the
musician's
official
account
on
Sunday,
June
25,
2018
read,
"I
have
seen
more
sunsets
than
I
have
left
to
see.
The
sun
rises
when
the
time
comes
and
whether
you
like
it
or
not
the
sun
sets
when
the
time
comes."
-(sic)
His
daughter
La
Toya
Jackson
took
to
Instagram
to
grieve
father's
death
by
saying,
"I
will
always
love
you!
You
gave
us
strength,
you
made
us
one
of
the
most
famous
families
in
the
world.
I
am
extremely
appreciative
of
that,
I
will
never
forget
our
moments
together
and
how
you
told
me
how
much
you
cared.
#RIP
Joe
Jackson."
-
(sic)