Michael Jackson’s father is dead

Joe Jackson, the father and manager of late music sensation Michael Jackson, has passed on at 89.

According to BBC, Jackson died in the early hours of Wednesday after being hospitalized for terminal pancreatic cancer.

The death of the Jackson’s family patriarch comes two days after the ninth year anniversary of Michael Jackson’s death.

The Jackson family patriarch played a huge role in the careers of The Jackson 5, as well as Michael’s and Janet’s.

He had five sons — Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael — and three daughters — LaToya, Rebbie, and, most famously, Janet — who all fashioned their own pop careers under Jackson’s management, with varying levels of recognition.