{"id":25053,"date":"2024-01-22T21:02:31","date_gmt":"2024-01-22T21:02:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/radiantmedia.io\/?p=25053"},"modified":"2024-01-22T21:02:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-22T21:02:32","slug":"dr-martin-luther-king-jr-s-son-dexter-scott-king-passes-away-at-age-62","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/ec2-34-197-49-85.compute-1.amazonaws.com\/?p=25053","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.&#8217;s Son Dexter Scott King Passes Away At Age 62"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King&#8217;s youngest son, Dexter Scott King, passed away at the age of sixty-two. <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He lost his fight with prostate cancer on January 22, according to the King Center. The civil rights luminaries had three children, including him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Martin Luther King III, his brother, said that the news came as a surprise. &#8220;The abrupt shock is terrible. Finding the appropriate words in a situation like this is difficult. He stated, &#8220;We ask for your prayers at this time for the King family as a whole,&#8221; according to Fox 5 Atlanta.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/radiantmedia.io\/2023\/06\/07\/the-granddaughter-of-dr-martin-luther-king-jr-commemorates-her-15th-birthday-with-a-celebration-featuring-the-little-mermaid\/\">The Granddaughter Of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorates Her 15th Birthday With A Celebration Featuring The Little Mermaid<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His sister, Rev. Dr. Bernice A. King, who serves as CEO of The King Center, continued, &#8220;It is impossible to put into words the anguish I feel over losing another sibling. I&#8217;m praying for the fortitude to get through this really trying moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">ATLANTA (AP) \u2014 Dexter Scott King, youngest son of Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, has died of cancer, King Center says. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6DF9vdRr66\">pic.twitter.com\/6DF9vdRr66<\/a><\/p>&mdash; philip lewis (@Phil_Lewis_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Lewis_\/status\/1749496924552491367?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 22, 2024<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He transitioned peacefully in his sleep at home with me in Malibu,&#8221; according to Leah Weber King, his wife of 11 years and best friend of 21 years. &#8220;He fought this horrible illness to the very end, giving it everything he had.&#8221; He overcame this obstacle with the same bravery and strength as all of his other trials in life.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-size:16px\"><strong>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/radiantmedia.io\/2023\/01\/15\/martin-luther-king-jr-biography-and-reflection\/\">Martin Luther King Jr. Biography And Reflection<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It is said that details about a memorial service will be released later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"http:\/\/radiantmedia.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/161ebce5ef911d08e38622ba9e415d3f.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-25060\" srcset=\"http:\/\/radiantmedia.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/161ebce5ef911d08e38622ba9e415d3f.jpeg 640w, http:\/\/radiantmedia.io\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/161ebce5ef911d08e38622ba9e415d3f-480x270.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 640px, 100vw\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born on January 30, 1961, Dexter Scott King was raised in Atlanta&#8217;s Ebenezer Baptist Church. In 1968, his father was slain in Memphis, Tennessee, when he was just seven years old. Dexter graduated from Morehouse College after attending Frederick Douglas High School.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dexter held the positions of President of the King Estate and Chairman of The King Center. 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