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Michael Jackson‘s eldest son, Prince, shared an emotional message on the 15th anniversary of the singer’s passing.
According to PEOPLE, the “King of Pop” passed away on June 25, 2009, at the age of 50. Earlier this week, on Tuesday, Jackson’s 27-year-old son, Prince, took to his Instagram Story to pay tribute to his father.
The outlet adds that Prince posted a photo of his dad performing at the Super Bowl XXVII halftime show in 1993. PEOPLE notes that the 27-year-old was only 12 years old when his dad passed away.
“Miss you pops,” Prince wrote alongside the photo of his dad, before adding. “The world felt better with you in it.”
According to the outlet, Prince wasn’t the only member of the Jackson family to pay tribute to Michael on June 25. Jackie, Michael’s oldest brother, also remembered his brother with a photo shared via his Instagram feed.
The picture showed him and a young Michael standing next to one another as they appeared to sing.
“Hard to believe it’s been 15 years without you… We miss you everyday,”Jackie wrote about Michael.
Additionally, Michael and Jackie’s brother Tito paid tribute to the “King of Pop.” Tito posted a separate photo of Michael via his Instagram feed, which featured the caption, “#15yearswithoutmichaeljackson #gonetoosoon#alwaysinourhearts #MJ4ever #missyoumuch #nowords ”
In addition to the 15th anniversary of Michael’s passing, the Jackson family is mourning the sixth anniversary of the passing of their patriarch, Joe Jackson.
Joe was the father of Michael, Tito, Jackie, and their fellow siblings Rebbie, Jermaine, La Toya, Marlon, Brandon, Randy, Janet, and Joh’Vonnie. The-Sun notes that Joe fathered Joh’Vonnie with a woman outside his marriage to his long-time wife, Katherine.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Joe Jackson passed away on June 27, 2018, at the age of 89. This morning, Jackie returned to his Instagram to share a tribute to his dad.
“Another year without you, Dad,” he wrote.
Additionally, the family’s official Instagram page shared a separate tribute to Joe.
“Six years ago we lost the patriarch of our family… Thank you for the countless sacrifices you made for us… Rest easy, Hawk,” the caption of the post reads.
