Sad news to report: Bob Marley‘s mother Cedella Marley-Booker passed away during the night of natural causes after a long illness. Booker died peacefully in her South Florida home surrounded by loved ones. She was 81.

Cedella’s grandson, Ky-Mani Marley, told The Miami Herald she “has always been a very loving, caring and supporting person in my life. She was always there to help me — even when I didn’t ask for help, she knew I needed help. She had that instinct to know when things were wrong and had the courage to fix it.'” (Source)

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