Rest In Power: Dexter Scott King, Youngest Son Of Martin Luther King Jr., Dead At 62

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This
is
not
the
way
that
we
wanted
to
enter
the
day
leading
up
to

Black
History
Month
in
few
short
days
but
God’s
timing
is
not
ours,
Amen?

Dexter
Scott
King,
the
youngest
son
of

Rev.
Dr.
Martin
Luther
King,
Jr.,
has
died
at
age
62
after
an
extended
battle
with
prostate
cancer
according
to
a
statement
released
by
his
wife
of
11-years,
Leah
Weber
King.

Via

AJC:

“He
transitioned
peacefully
in
his
sleep
at
home
with
me
in
Malibu,”
said
his
wife
of
11
years,
Leah
Weber
King.
“He
gave
it
everything
and
battled
this
terrible
disease
until
the
end.
As
with
all
the
challenges
in
his
life,
he
faced
this
hurdle
with
bravery
and
might.”

Source:
Paras
Griffin
/
Getty [L:R,
Martin
Luther
King
III,
Bernice
King,
Dexter
Scott
King]

Martin
Luther
King
III,
Dexter’s
older
brother,
also
released
a
public
statement
expressing
his
grief.

Via

CNN:

“I
am
deeply
saddened
to
share
that
my
brother,
Dexter
Scott
King,
has
passed
away.
The
sudden
shock
is
devastating.
It
is
hard
to
have
the
right
words
at
a
moment
like
this.
Please
keep
the
entire
King
family
in
your
prayers,
and
in
particular
Dexter’s
wife,
Leah
Weber.”

Source:
Santi
Visalli
/
Getty [L:R,
Bernice
King,
Rev.
Alfred
Daniel
King,
Martin
Luther
King
III,
Dexter
Scott
King,
Coretta
Scott
King]

Dexter
was
only
7-years-old
when
he
watching
TV
with
King
III
when
a
news
flash
interrupted
their
program
to
announce
that
their
father
had
been
assassinated.
Can
you
imagine
learning
that
kind
of
news
on
TV?
Despite
the
trauma,
Dexter
went
on
to
become
a
Morehouse
graduate
and
the
chairman
of
the
King
Estate
which
includes
The
King
Center
in
Atlanta.

Source:
Rick
Diamond
/
Getty

[L:R,
Dexter
Scott
King,
Coretta
Scott
King,
Jane
Fonda]

What
some
may
not
realize
is
that
Dexter
King
was
not
only
an
activist
in
his
father’s
image
but
also
an
activist
for
animals
and
a
dedicated
and
outspoken
vegan.
CNN
quoted
a
1995
interview
from
The
Vegetarian
Times
where
King
connected
the
dots
between
his
dietary
choices
and
his
life
of
non-violence.

“There
is
a
connection
between
how
you
live
life
and
how
you
treat
others,”
he
told
the
magazine.
“It
starts
with
the
individual.”

Rest
in
power,
Mr.
King.
Our
prayers
and
condolences
go
out
to
the
King
family
and
all
those
who
loved
Dexter.

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