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Keith Richards grieves for mother
May 2, 2007, 11:40 GMT
03/12/2007 - Keith Richards - 22nd Annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony - Waldorf Astoria - New York, NY © Janet Mayer / Photorazzi
Keith Richards attended his mother's funeral yesterday (01.05.07).
The Rolling Stones guitarist said his final goodbye to his mother Doris Richards - who died aged 91 on April 21 - at Sussex's Chichester crematorium.
Keith, who kept a bedside vigil until his beloved mum lost her battle with cancer last month, was comforted by family and fellow bandmate Ronnie Wood during the service.
Doris separated from Keith's father Bert - who passed away in 2002 aged 84 - in 1962.
Before her death she had been living with the rocker's stepfather William in Kent. Doris fell ill around the same time Keith, 63, underwent brain surgery after falling out of a tree in Fiji last year.
Doris was responsible for buying her son his first guitar on his 15th birthday, setting him on the path to rock 'n' roll success.
Her father, Gus Dupree, toured the UK as a jazz musician and gave grandson Keith his earliest guitar lessons.
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Bruce Horne (drbeh@yahoo.com)May 2nd, 2007 - 17:05:27
My sympathies go out to Keith. I lost my mother just a little less than a year ago, so I know what Keith is going through. Mrs. Richards had much to be proud of where Keith is concerned, and I'm sure Keith knows how much his mother loved him. God bless you, 'Keef!'
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