Mariah Carey lost her mother and sister to death on same day last weekend!

American singer, Mariah Carey, 55 is in deep shock. Recently, she lost her mother and sister on the same day.

Mariah Carey and her tragic losses

It was an extremely sad day for American singer, Mariah Carey, 55 who lost her mother Patricia Carey and sister Alison Carey over the weekend on the same day. Mariah made this announcement in a statement . It read:

“My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend,”

“Sadly, in a tragic turn of events, my sister lost her life on the same day.”

Mariah added that she was grateful to Almighty that she could be with her mother prior to her death. She spent quality time with her before she died.

Further, Mariah requested for privacy at this sad point of her life. The cause of death of her mother and sister remains unknown. Moreover, it is not clear as to how much time elapsed after her mom’s death after which her sister died.

Who was Patricia Carey?

Patricia was the mother of Mariah Carey. She was 87 at the time of her death. Patricia was an opera singer and vocal coach. She had an Irish-American descent.

Patricia’s husband was Alfred Roy Carey. He was an aeronautical engineer who was of mixed ethnicity. He was African-American and Venezuelan by descent. His father had taken the last name of Carey after he relocated to New York from Venezuela.

Patricia’s family disowned her after she married the black man, Alfred. Patricia and Alfred had three children: Alison, Morgan and Mariah. Mariah is their youngest child. But the couple divorced when Mariah was small. Patricia began to do odd jobs for a living to bring up their kids. Later, Alison shifted with her dad and Mariah and Morgan were with their mother.

Mariah’s relationship with her mother

Mariah’s relationship with her mom was very complex. She has detailed it out in her memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey that released in 2020. In it, Mariah had said that she had a very complicated relationship with Patricia.

The mother-daughter relationship had led to a lot of confusion and pain for the little Mariah. It had become a competitive relationship with professional jealousy intervening in between. Mariah wrote:

“Professional jealousy comes with the territory of success, but when the person is your mother and the jealousy is revealed at such a tender age, it’s particularly painful.”

However, Mariah still harbored love feelings for her mother. It continues after her death. Hence she wrote in the first few pages of the book:

“To Pat, my mother, who, through it all, I do believe actually did the best she could. I will love you the best I can, always.”

In 2022, in am interview she gave to Gayle King, Mariah had revealed that her mother used to criticize her while she was growing up. And it affected her a lot.

She is thankful that it was her mother that gave her the exposure to music. Similarly, Mariah had a complicated relationship with her elder sister, Alison. She tried to be away from her and her brother Morgan physically and emotionally. That helped her lessen her pain.

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