She Had Pnemonia

 

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My beautiful big sis Venisha has received her angels wings…my heart is broken but I am comforted by the peace you now have!!! I love you sis 💔

A post shared by Yamma Brown (@daughterofsoul) on Sep 20, 2018 at 4:58am PDT

A news release from the James Brown Family Foundation confirmed Venisha Brown’s death. She was 53.

Venisha Brown died on Wednesday, at Augusta University Health Medical Center, due to complications with pneumonia.

Just like her famous father, Venisha was a talented songwriter and musician. She kept her father’s memory alive by becoming heavily involved in the family’s foundation. Venisha’s half-sister Yamma Brown posted an emotional message on Instagram. It showed the pair in happier times at a hockey rink.

“My beautiful big sis Venisha has received her angels wings…my heart is broken but I am comforted by the peace you now have!!!” Yamma wrote. “I love you sis.”

She Suffered With Addiction

 

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💔#Repost @jamesbrownfamilyfdn ・・・ For Immediate Release: September 20, 2018 Daughter of The Late Godfather of Soul James Brown Dies! ATLANTA, GA – Venisha Brown, who is one of the daughters of the late Godfather of Soul James Brown and the late Yvonne Fair (formerly of The Chantels) has died. Venisha Brown was 53 years old. Venisha died at AU Health Medical Center in Augusta, GA on Wednesday evening. The cause of death was due to complications from pneumonia. The multi-talented songwriter and musician will always be remembered as one of the few who fully embodied the dance moves of her father. The family thanks everyone for their prayers and telephone calls. At this time we ask that you respect the privacy of the family. Funeral arrangements will be available in the upcoming days. To pay tribute to Venisha Brown, the family asks in lieu of flowers to make a one-time donation to J.A.M.P (James Brown Academy of Musik Pupils) a cause dear to Venisha’s heart. J.A.M.P. is a musical, instrumental, initiative year-round educational hub designed for the youth to discover their musical ability to “Staying on the Good Foot.” www.jamesbrownfamilyfdn.org for additional information. https://jamesbrownfamilyfdn.org/online/images/Venisha-Browns-Passing_PressRelease_9-20-2018.pdf Contact: Jeremy Cormier Phone: 404-579-0482 Foundation Phone: 803-640-2090 Email: info@jamesbrownfamilyfdn.org

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Venisha was born in California and attended Hollywood High School, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. She would stay with her superstar dad each summer and eventually moved to live with him in Georgia in ’97. 

Her half-sister told to the paper that Venisha “struggled with addiction, which most people know, a lot of her adult life.” But her Godfather of Soul father “was her support structure for a lot of years.” Brown died on Christmas Day in 2006. But before her death, her sister insists Venisha had overcome her demons. 

Meanwhile the James Brown Family Foundation thanked everyone for their “prayers and telephone calls,” but asked for privacy at this difficult time. 

They are asking for donations to the James Brown Academy of Musik Pupils, designed for the youth to discover their musical ability, instead of flowers. 

The family would like Venisha to be remembered as the person “who fully embodied the dance moves of her father.”

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We all know that James Brown had a major influence on a plethora of artists with his style of dancing, showmanship, and fashion sense. Everyone from Michael Jackson, Prince and of course, MC Hammer, took pages out of The Godfather of Soul’s handbook and because of his influence, Hammer showed his deep gratitude by doing what Darryl Brown (James’ son) explains here:

MC Hammer was another big fan [of James Brown], giving him $300,000 when Brown was released from jail in 1990. Daryl Brown (James’ son) said, “He [Hammer] did it because he just loved James Brown. He has said if it wasn’t for James Brown, he wouldn’t be here — the music, the dancing everything.”

Wow! That was extremely honorable of Hammer to do that for Mr. Brown.

James Brown unselfishly sharing his gifts with the world is like the gift that keeps on giving. Because James Brown gave, other people saw that and in turn, wanted to give back to him, and as a result, his son saw that and in turn, will probably give to someone else. It then starts to become like a snowball effect that keeps building into a bigger movement that effects more people’s lives as time goes on. The core of this is to recognize the gift and not be selfish with it.This just goes to show us that James Brown’s unselfish sharing of his gifts with the world, is like the gift that keeps on giving. Because of the fact that Mr. Brown gave, other people saw that, and in turn, wanted to give back to him out of sheer gratitude. Also as a result of James being such a giving person, his son, Darryl, possibly learned to have that type of generosity toward others and in turn, will probably give to someone else.
Brown’s generosity then starts to become like a snowball effect that keeps building into a bigger movement that effects more people’s lives as time goes on. The core of this is to recognize the gift and to not be selfish with it. We all have gifts that matter and can help to continue to push humanity and society forward, it’s up to us to recognize our gifts and share them with the next person. Major props and a huge THANK YOU to the late, great “Godfather of Soul” for being a great example of that.

Check out a few videos of artists who were influenced by Mr. Brown at work…

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