Photo: Patricia & Mariah Carey | By Kaitlyn Huamani, | Mariah Carey’s mother Patricia and sister Alison both died on the same day, the singer said Monday. “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day,” the Grammy-winning singer said in a statement. “I feel blessed that I was able to spend the last week with my mom before she passed,” the statement continued. “I appreciate everyone’s love and support and respect for my privacy during this impossible time.”
The Times Union reported Monday that Alison, who was largely estranged from Carey, died at 63 from complications with her organ function and that she had been in hospice care. People Magazine first reported the news of their deaths and Carey’s statement.
Patricia was a Juilliard-trained opera singer who Carey credits as an inspiration to her from a young age.
“I would sing little tunes around the house, to my mother’s delight. And she always encouraged me,” she wrote in her 2020 memoir, “The Meaning of Mariah Carey.”
Patricia was previously married to Alfred Roy Carey, the singer’s father. The parents divorced when the “Vision of Love” singer was 3. Carey grew up in Suffolk County on Long Island and lived primarily with her mother after her parents’ divorce. Her father died of cancer in 2002 at age 72.
Carey detailed her complicated relationship with her mother and her sister in her memoir . . .
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OTHER NOTABLE MUSICIANS’ DEATHS
COMBO sends its serious condolences to Mariah Carey and her brother Morgan Carey on the loss of their mother Patricia and sister Alison who both passed on the same day. We wish you all peace.
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If you want to know more about any of the musicians we lost, please check them out at http://www.wikipedia.com
August 2024
27: Richard Macphail, 73, English musician (Anon), road manager (Genesis) and businessman; Rena Rolska, 92, Polish singer, dancer and actress.
26: Alexander Goehr, 92, German-born English composer (Behold the Sun, Arianna) and academic, professor of music at the University of Cambridge (1976–1999).
24: Siegfried Lorenz, 78, German operatic baritone.
23: Daron Beck, 48, American musician (Pinkish Black); Russell Malone, 60, American jazz guitarist; Catherine Ribeiro, 82, French singer (Catherine Ribeiro + Alpes) and actress (The Carabineers, Buffalo Bill, Hero of the Far West).
22: Justin Chearno, 54, American musician (Pitchblende, Turing Machine) and restaurateur (The Four Horsemen); Umberto Marcato, Italian singer; Dewi “Pws” Morris, 76, Welsh actor (Grand Slam), singer and television presenter.
21: Rolf Bækkelund, 99, Norwegian violinist and conductor; Diana, 76, Brazilian singer; Russell Stone, 8, English singer (R&J Stone).
20: Erik Barrett, 48, American bassist (100 Demons); Maryvonne Le Dizès, 84, French violinist (Ensemble intercontemporain); Manju Mehta, 79, Indian sitar player; Charin Nantanakorn, 91, Thai singer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deaths_in_2024
Photo: Patricia & Mariah Carey | From Patricia’s Facebook page