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Comment by khris star on 9 April 2008 at 2:44pm

Rest easy Jah SoulJAH, for to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord! 2Cor5:8

Comment by Hailemah Solomon,TimelessI on 9 April 2008 at 8:39pm

In infinite wisdom, Jah the Almighty brought forth this blesssed wombman to present to the world, a great offer in her birthing a "mighty warrior, "Bob" Robert Nesta Marley!
May she and he, the Almighty and the ones of time everlasting timeless I's be in perfect chorus and harmony dis light and forIver more!

Infinite Raspect and Gratitude...
Buruk Fi Qir~ Blessed Love,

Hailemah Amhara Solomon~TimelessI

Comment by CynthiJAH on 9 April 2008 at 11:23pm

"Woman,see your son,son,see your mother"
R.I.P.

Comment by ras adam on 9 April 2008 at 11:40pm

Bob Marley's mother dead at 81

BY MICHAEL HAMERSLY
Posted on Wed, Apr. 09, 2008

Cedella Marley Booker, mother of late reggae icon Bob Marley, died Tuesday
night at her South Florida home after a long illness. She was 81.

Booker was surrounded by loved ones inside her home and was said to be
''happy,'' according to a report on CBS4.com.

Booker's grandson, Ky-Mani Marley, an accomplished musician himself, 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.''

Marley said the family was fortunate to be by Booker's side.

''We all live very close by, really just blocks away, so we were all in
the vicinity,'' he said.

And though Booker had been struggling recently, her death still came as
somewhat of a shock, her grandson said.

''We knew she was sick, and she'd keep fighting and pulling through,'' he
said. ``So it was expected but unexpected. It's a great loss.''

Booker was best-known for her famous son, but she was also an author and
musician. Her two books about Bob Marley -- 1997's Bob Marley: An Intimate
Portrait

by His Mother and Bob Marley, My Son in 2003 -- offered glimpses into his
personal life, shedding light on his relationships with his wife Rita and
bandmates

such as Peter Tosh and Bunny Wailer.

Booker released two albums, Awake Zion in 1991 and the following year a
collection of Caribbean folk songs for children called Smilin' Island of
Song.

She also frequently performed with Bob Marley's sons Ky-Mani, Ziggy,
Stephen, Damian and Julian. Although she didn't perform at the family's
annual Caribbean

Fest concert in Miami in early March, Ky-Mani Marley said she was still
performing as recently as ''about a year ago'' in Jamaica.

Family members are making arrangements for a memorial.

http://www.miamiherald.com/entertainment/story/489007.html
© 2008 Miami Herald Media Company. All Rights Reserved.
http://www.miamiherald.com

Comment by ras adam on 10 April 2008 at 2:08am

Comment by Fiyah Prensezz~Lone Lioness on 10 April 2008 at 7:11pm

InI giving thanks for an Ingel!!

Comment by rasta rude boy on 10 April 2008 at 8:28pm

jah bless mama booker RIP much respect rastas across the nation say a prayer burn spiff meditate jah bless

Comment by De WarriYaH on 11 April 2008 at 2:53am

May her soul rest in peace my condolences to the whole Marley family.

Comment by Kalcha Queen on 11 April 2008 at 11:08am

its a loss in ini family (Rasta) but Jah knows best still, mama Cedella was really Blessed, her soul will surely rest in peace.

Comment by Nathan - InI Kingman on 11 April 2008 at 5:24pm

"As we cast off worn-out garments and put new ones on, so does the embodied soul cast off the worn-out body as it enters other new ones."

The holy Bhagvad Gita

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