I know that I am kind of late on this but how and when did Prince's mom die. I remember hearing about it when his father died recently but I don't recall reading about his mother. I keep hearing about her referred to here in the past tense. I know that someone here knows what happened.

The late Mattie Baker was remembered as a giving, loving mother, friend and social worker (with the Minneapolis public-school system) who had a "beautiful smile," "a wit about her" and "could communicate with absolutely anyone," according to friends and colleagues who gave eulogies at her funeral last Friday. The most famous of her four children, Prince, was neither visible nor audible at Zion Baptist Church in Minneapolis. Instead, Whitney Houston's recording of "The Greatest Love of All" was played -- twice.
(Jon Bream, March 1, 2002, Minneapolis Star Tribune)

side note? says a lot about the kind of person he is... didn't even go to his mother's funeral.

suomynona said:

i didn't go 2 my mom's funeral, either...it don't make me nor him a bad person or what-not.

btw...this is creepie, my mom wuz just as beautiful as p's mom!

p.s. i meant to say she died from a kidney-related illness that she'd been suffering from for many years.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

one would think the reasons for your not attending are quite different from his.

suomynona said:

yeah, could be. i didn't go cuz i wuz young (only 7) and i guess i just really couldn't take seein her again, cuz i wuz the one who found my mom dead in the first place.

folks have different ways 2 grieve and what-not. why p didn't show up 4 his mom's funeral is beyond me, and it ain't my business so i don't think about it.

mine!

He has her beautiful eyes!

Yes, there are many reasons why someone may not go to their mother's funeral...it doesn't say anything about what kind of person he may be. You never know someone else's situation...until you've been there, don't judge
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Being neither "visible or audible" doesn't mean he wasn't there.

Handclapsfingasnapz said:[quote]
yeah, could be. i didn't go cuz i wuz young (only 7) and i guess i just really couldn't take seein her again, cuz i wuz the one who found my mom dead in the first place.

OMg deja i didnt know that thatmust have been mind numbing for a long time im so sorry that u had to go through that

Finess said:

yep...



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[This message was edited Thu Jun 5 12:59:31 PDT 2003 by Handclapsfingasnapz]

Thanks for the info guys. I knew that you wouldn't let me down. As far as him not going to the funeral, maby he was afraid of the publicity at what would be such a somber occasion. Maby he didn't want photos out there of him shedding tears.

A hug from your Freaky too Deja.

suomynona said:

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Man your mean!!! He may have been to upset to go to the funeral. None of are fit to judge him on this. His mom was really pretty

He definitely has her eyes.

Deja: peace.


Judge not, less you be judged.

CherryMoon said:

was jus gon' say that


i never saw a photo of P's mum.

thank u dansa

Joshy84au said:

don't thank me, thank m he posted it

Somebody please correct me if I'm wrong, but I assume his non-attendance was due to his religious beliefs. As I understand it, JW's can't attend funerals in a non-JW church. Since the funeral was in a Baptist church, he can't go. I've got a JW uncle who's hasn't attended several funerals, including his father's because of that.

no, you're correct... and though still harsh, i still stand by what i said.

suomynona said:

That is absolutely incorrect!!!
I am JW. I attended my mother's funeral in a Baptist church.
You people love to lie or say things you have no facts on.
Sheesh!!!

Universaluv said:

Thank you...I am happy to correct you.
There are no rules on funeral attendance.
JWs make individual decisions, and it is nobody else's business!

There is also the good possibility that a private memorial service was
held for family and close friends.

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[This message was edited Fri Jun 6 18:55:09 PDT 2003 by SENSHY]

SENSHY said:

that was the excuse given to the press... did he attend his father's funeral?

Handclapsfingasnapz said:

OMG I'm so sorry to hear that Handclaps. That must have been awful!

suomynona said:

That's a shame. Didn't she have a kidney transplant at one time? I seem to remember reading that somewhere.

Prince's mom was very pretty, and she sounded like a cool person to know. If I ever would have had the chance to meet her, I would tell her that she has a very attractive and talented son, and that she must be very proud of him (yeah, corny I know, but that's what I would tell her).
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suomynona said:

So if that was said to the press why did you not accept it???
That he had a private service for family and friends???
That is a reasonable thing to do if you are rich and famous but want privacy.
How do you know it was an excuse???


You just want to believe the worse!!!

SAD!!!

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[This message was edited Fri Jun 6 22:46:17 PDT 2003 by SENSHY]

Can you post a picture of his Pop?

ronnie said:

i can scan one in the morning if you want.

i'm at work right now on a dialup, or else i'd use the org's search feature for john nelson... surely someone posted a picture of him when he passed away...

Lying? Whatever, look I just threw in my 2 cents from my own past experience with JW's. It wasn't even written as a negative comment on JW's. Like I said, my uncle pretty much doesn't go to funerals when anyone in my family dies. We all know it's because of his faith and there are no hard feelings because of it. I'm just saying that behavior is consistent with what Prince seems to have done. Of course maybe he just didn't want to go, I really don't know.

SENSHY said:

I also have a big number of JW's in my family(an aunt,her husband and 6 damn kids). When my uncle (her brother) got married, they wouldn't attend because it was in a church. So there is some truth to Jw's not going into churches.

Dansa

That which does not kill us, makes us stronger. And you seem to have grown into one strong young sister.