The Aftermath
Marvin Sr. was sent to six years in prison and five years of probation. Alberta divorced her husband after 49 years of marriage. When he returned from prison, he moved into a nursing home. Alberta passed away from cancer only three years after her son’s death. But before she died, she founded the Marvin P. Gaye, Jr. Memorial Foundation. The foundation helps people with drug and alcohol problems.
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Marvin Sr. died of pneumonia in the nursing home he was living in, nine days before his 84th birthday. Marvin’s music lives on decades later. He was posthumously awarded Grammy Awards and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In 2018, rapper Dr. Dre was reportedly in talks to produce a biopic about the late singer. Frankie, who was the spitting image of Marvin, wrote about a book called ‘Marvin Gaye: My Brother.’ Frankie passed away in 2001 at the age of 60.