The late Stephen Marley’s son and the late Bob Marley’s grandson, Joseph Jo Mersa Marley, passed away at the age of 31.
On Tuesday, the up-and-coming performer was found unconscious in a car in a place in the United States that has not been named.
The Florida radio station WZPP reports that Joseph Jo, who apparently had asthma his entire life, passed away due to an asthma attack.
Bob Marley, Joseph’s great-grandfather, passed away from cancer in 1981 at the age of 36, leaving behind 11 children.
Andrew Holness, the prime minister of Jamaica, tweeted that he was “deeply saddened” by the news of Marley’s death and sent Stephen and Kerry Marley his condolences.
Additionally, Mark J. Golding, the People’s National Party’s leader and a politician from Jamaica, lamented Jo’s passing on social media.
He wrote, “I just learned of the awful demise of Joseph “Jo Mersa” Marley,” in a tweet. a great young reggae performer who is only 31 years old and the grandson of Bob Marley and Stephen Marley. I offer Stephen and the entire family my condolences.
