Late Michael Jackson’s Father Is Dead

Joseph “Joe” Jackson, the patriarch who launched the musical Jackson family dynasty, has died today at a Las Vegas hospital.Jackson was the father of and at times manager to pop stars Michael and Janet Jackson, along with the sibling singing group, The Jackson 5.

No cause of death has been released, but Jackson had reportedly been in ill health.

“I have seen more sunsets than I have left to see,” read a tweet posted Sunday from Jackson’s official Twitter account. “The sun rises when the time comes and whether you like it or not the sun sets when the time comes.”

He was 89.