Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 after suffering a fatal heart attack in an upstairs toilet in Graceland when he was just 42 years old. More than his whole life has passed since then, but the closest and dearest people have not forgotten the star with which they knew him. emotionally connected.
For 20 years, Elvis lived with his extended family at Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee. Not everyone knows, but the king was an identical twin. Tragically, Jesse Garon Presley was stillborn 35 minutes before his birth.
However, later in life, the star would welcome his half-brothers into celebrities when his father Vernon remarried after the death of his wife Gladys in 1958.
He married Dee Stanley, and had three sons, Bill, David, and Rick. These boys will grow up at Graceland’s hand and be part of the singer’s inner circle.
In 1972, Elvis asked David to drop out of school and join his entourage, the Memphis Mafia, when he was just 16 years old.
He would become one of the King’s bodyguards for the remaining five years of his short life.
Last year, when honoring him a day or so before August 16, he wrote in an Instagram post: “Today I had my last conversation with Elvis. We talked for just over an hour in his Graceland bedroom. We talked about many things that night. When He went to leave, stood up and hugged and told me he loved me. I said, “I love you to Elvis. I will never forget that moment.”
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Elvis’ funeral was held in Memphis two days later on August 18, 1977. David shared a post and photo from that sad day as well, saying, “Me and my ex-wife Angie and Linda Thompson at Elvis’ funeral. It was 45 years ago today. We loved him and stood by him until the end. “.
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