Before passing away on Sunday, according to New Mexico authorities, Tito Jackson experienced a medical issue while driving.
Authorities informed the Daily Mail on Monday that Jackson was going from New Mexico to Oklahoma, his new home, when someone observed he needed medical treatment shortly after 6 p.m.
Jackson appeared to have stopped at the American Heritage Plaza retail complex when the vehicle hailed down the cops.
The original member of Jackson 5 was taken by ambulance to the hospital. But hours later, it was declared that he was dead.
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Jackson’s former manager, Steve Manning, stated that the musician suffered a heart attack on the cross-state journey.
His official cause of death has not yet been disclosed, nor has an autopsy been performed. There is still an official investigation going on.
Jackson’s sons, Taj (age 51), Taryll (age 49), and TJ (age 46), released a joint statement on Monday morning on their band 3T’s Instagram account, announcing their father’s loss.
They said, “It is with heavy hearts that we announce the passing of our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson.” “We are deeply hurt, shocked, and saddened.”
The brothers called their father a “wonderful man” who genuinely cared about other people and “their well-being.”
They went on, “Some of you may recognize him as Coach Tito, some as Poppa T, and some as Tito Jackson from the illustrious Jackson 5. “But he will be sorely missed nonetheless.”
In closing, the triplets urged followers to follow their father’s example of leading with love, as he always did.
Together with his brothers, Michael, Jermaine, Marlon, and Jackie Jackson, Tito became well-known during his adolescence when their Motown singles swept the globe.
Joe Jackson, the group’s manager, passed away at the age of 89 in 2018.
The legendary group received three Grammy nominations, one induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, and one nomination.
Following the band’s dissolution a couple decades later, Tito started a solo career and released “Tito Time” in 2016.
Even though the hitmaker lived to perform and create songs till his passing, he had lately departed from the bright lights of Hollywood.
The musician claimed to have “found the peace he was looking for” in 2023 after relocating to the tiny town of Claremore, Oklahoma, which has a population of under 20,000.
According to the Daily Mail, Tito told the outlet, “I always wanted to get away from the West Coast and experience living somewhere with new people and new culture.”
