Bob Marley

1945 - 1981

Location	Jamaica
Age	36 years
Cause of Death	Cancer
Date of Birth	06/02/1945
Date of Death	11/05/1981
Visitors	873 since 21/11/2008
Creator	Ashley Tattersall

In July 1977, Marley was found to have acral lentiginous melanoma, a form of malignant melanoma, in a football wound - according to widely held urban legend, inflicted by broadcaster and pundit Danny Baker[12] - on his right big toe. Marley refused amputation, because of the Rastafari belief that the body must be "whole."

Marley may have seen medical doctors as samfai (tricksters, deceivers). True to this belief Marley went against all surgical possibilities and sought out other means that would not break his religious beliefs. He also refused to register a will, based on the Rastafari belief that writing a will is acknowledging death as inevitable, thus disregarding the everlasting (or everliving, as Rastas say) character of life.

The cancer then metastasized to Marley's brain, lungs, liver, and stomach. After playing two shows at Madison Square Garden as part of his fall 1980 Uprising Tour, he collapsed while jogging in NYC's Central Park. The remainder of the tour was subsequently cancelled.

Bob Marley played his final concert at the Stanley Theater in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on September 23, 1980. The live version of "Redemption Song" on Songs of Freedom was recorded at this show.[13] Marley afterwards sought medical help from Munich specialist Josef Issels, but his cancer had already progressed to the terminal stage.

While flying home from Germany to Jamaica for his final days, Marley became ill, and landed in Miami for immediate medical attention. He died at Cedars of Lebanon Hospital in Miami, Florida on the morning of May 11, 1981 at the age of 36. The spread of melanoma to his lungs and brain caused his death. His final words to his son Ziggy were "Money can't buy life." Marley received a state funeral in Jamaica on May 21, 1981 which combined elements of Ethiopian Orthodoxy and Rastafari tradition. He was buried in a chapel near his birthplace with his Gibson Les Paul and a Bible. A month before his death, he was awarded the Jamaican Order of Merit.

Marley was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. Time magazine chose Bob Marley & The Wailers' Exodus as the greatest album of the 20th century.

In 2001, Marley was posthumously awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, and a feature-length documentary about his life, Rebel Music, won various awards at the Grammys. With contributions from Rita, the Wailers, and Marley's lovers and children, it also tells much of the story in his own words.

In 2006, the State of New York renamed a portion of Church Avenue from Remsen Avenue to East 98th Street in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn "Bob Marley Boulevard".

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to your Angel.xxxO ♥ is for the ONE and ONLY ♥
U ♥ is for UNITED one day ♥
R ♥ is for the RIVERS we cry ♥

L ♥ is for the LONGING to hold you ♥
O ♥ is for OH how i miss you ♥
V ♥ is for your VOICE we long to hear ♥
E ♥ is for the EMOTIONS we feel ♥
D ♥ is till the DAY i DIE ♥

O ♥ is for OUR love will never die ♥
N ♥ is for NEVER letting our memories fade ♥
E ♥ is for ETERNAL love ♥
S ♥ is for SOMEONE SO SPECIAL ♥

♥ MISS YOU SO MUCH ♥
LOVE ASH xxx

Ashley Tattersall
Friday evening

♥═══♥ FOR THOSE I HAVE LEFT BEHIND ♥═══♥

I have not gone far...I still see...
Those tears you shed...are for me...

I am not unhappy...I am not sad...
I just thank God...For all we had...

I did not choose...To go away...
But God told me...I couldn't stay...

He reached for me...with loving care...
Come with me child...If you dare...

Reach out your arms...to those below...
Blow them a kiss...So they will know...

Let the breeze of your kiss... Pass across their brow...
Let them know you are safe...and happy now...

Now dry your eyes...And remember me...
For where I am...Was meant to be...

To you that I have left behind...
The love we've shared...Will always bind...

If a breeze should pass...Across your brow...
Remember from where it came...And how...

Until we meet again one day...
I've not gone far... I am just away.

Original Poem By: Joanne T. Romano (2001)

╚══♥ xxx ♥═══♥

Patricia Mackenzie
May 24, 2009

do you know the number
please do you know the number for heaven up above i want to make a call to someone that i love,telephone directories enquiries,oh yes i have tried them all,i even asked the local priest because he talks to god you see i thought he,d have a direct line but he was no help to me,i tried the yellow pages but nothing seem to fit i just want to talk to you for just a little bit, love theresa xxx

Theresa Waters
May 11, 2009

28 years since passing x

Happy heaven anniversary sing loud love to you and your family xxxx

Maggie Lamport
May 11, 2009

64 today bless you x

Forever young Bob no grey hair for you you are an amazing man, musician and although I dont believe in your religion god bless you for having such a strong faith sing loud with my Franco what a combination xxxx

Maggie Lamport
February 6, 2009

Hi Bob

Not forgot you but my computer been down hope your singing up there in heaven love Ash xx

Ashley Tattersall
February 2, 2009

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Lynne Heal
February 2, 2009

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MY DEAR FRIEND

I'm sending you this Angel
with hopes for dreams all night.
She's bringing her Special Blanket
to wrap you in all tight.
It's made with Love and Stardust
and Magic through and through
to help you sleep very soundly
and awaken just like new.

So close your eyes and see her
floating near your side,
she's there to tuck you in, dear Friend,
for a dreamy sleep filled ride.
You are so precious and so loved
and God watches over you every day.
Just remember your Good Night Angel
is only a thought away.

Blessings to you...

Janet And George
November 22, 2008

PURE LEGEND!!!!!!

The Best there ever was and I dont think that will change because you are no longer here. Your music will be around for a very long time. XxXxX