Michael Jackson passed away on June 25, 2009, and legions of his fans came out to pay their respects. A crowed gathered in Los Angeles to offer tributes, to sing, to dance and to cry while remembering the pop icon that touched many lives with his music. On the same day, Michael Jackson’s volatile father, Joe Jackson filed a wrongful death law suit against the doctor who has been charged with administering lethal doses of medications to the former king of pop.
At the gathering of fans, a huge banner read "The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon." Noted Erick Dominguez, a longtime fan who traveled nearly 100 miles to join the rally, "He’s been my idol all my life since I can remember. I feel like I haven’t had closure." Dominguez, perhaps summing up the love felt for Jackson by his fans, began to silently weep as he talked about his deceased hero. Meanwhile, fans also gathered in Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana, where Jackon’s mother, Katherine, presented a memorial to her son that is located in the front yard of the small home in which he grew up.
Said Katherine Jackson, "This past year has been very hard on the family. If it wasn’t for the help of all of you, we wouldn’t have made it through." Jackson, who was 50 when he died, clearly still elicits strong feelings in his fans. Yumiko Sasaki, a 48-year-old Tokyo resident, was at a gathering of fans in Japan that featured a showing of the late singer’s possessions, and noted, "I don’t know what to say. Seeing all his things makes it all come back to me. It makes me so sad to think that he is gong. He was wonderful."
At the gathering of fans, a huge banner read "The King of Pop, Michael Jackson, Gone Too Soon." Noted Erick Dominguez, a longtime fan who traveled nearly 100 miles to join the rally, "He’s been my idol all my life since I can remember. I feel like I haven’t had closure." Dominguez, perhaps summing up the love felt for Jackson by his fans, began to silently weep as he talked about his deceased hero. Meanwhile, fans also gathered in Jackson’s hometown of Gary, Indiana, where Jackon’s mother, Katherine, presented a memorial to her son that is located in the front yard of the small home in which he grew up.
Said Katherine Jackson, "This past year has been very hard on the family. If it wasn’t for the help of all of you, we wouldn’t have made it through." Jackson, who was 50 when he died, clearly still elicits strong feelings in his fans. Yumiko Sasaki, a 48-year-old Tokyo resident, was at a gathering of fans in Japan that featured a showing of the late singer’s possessions, and noted, "I don’t know what to say. Seeing all his things makes it all come back to me. It makes me so sad to think that he is gong. He was wonderful."
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