Cuba Sr. suddenly died while sitting behind the wheel of his parked Jaguar in Woodland Hills, Ca., from what police reportedly suspect was a possible drug overdose. However, the autopsy is still pending on that.

Meanwhile, Omar has had to continue filming his new film, in Toronto Canada, where he was also on set when he’d learned the news of his Dad’s death. In the midst of fulfilling his contractual obligations and grieving, Cuba, along with Omar, have now taken to social media to pay homage to their father and his 72 years of life.

A few days ago Omar and Cuba took to Instagram to share photos and messages about their pops, to remind us of the cheerful guy, who had the ability to light up any room he stepped into with his big personality and infectious laugh.

Omar posted a recent photo of his dad holding his newborn grandson, Omar Gooding Jr. Omar and his wife had a baby boy on January 27, 2017 and his caption honoring his Pops read:

@omargooding: Rest in Paradise Pop. Thank you all for your well wishes and condolences. We ask that you continue to respect our privacy at this time. We will be finalizing service arrangements in both LA and NY by Monday and we will let everyone know then , where and when they can pay their respects. Thanks again for the Love. We are deeply saddened but remaining strong.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTNhBBihSpi/?hl=en

Cuba Jr. posted a throwback photo of his dad and his fellow Main Ingredient group members’ 1970’s album cover, along with a short message in memory of his beloved father, which read:

@cubagoodingjr: Eternal…

https://www.instagram.com/p/BTIXJgkj0i2/?taken-by=cubagoodingjr

Although his online tribute was short, NYDailyNews also reported what Cuba Jr. recently said about growing up with his soul singing Dad:

[Cuba] recently spoke about his father during an episode of “Inside the Actors Studio,” where he recalled attending his father’s performances at Disneyland when he was between 7 and 9 years old. “He would pull me up on stage with him and make me finish the song because I’d seen him perform all the time in the household all the time,” he said. “It was a lot of feeling like, ‘I come from royalty.'”

The beautiful memories that Cuba Gooding Sr. helped create for many of us soul music lovers will be definitely eternal and we are truly grateful for that. Our continued condolences to the Gooding family, as we stand back and appreciate the legacy he left behind as well as the legacy his talented offspring will continue to lay in the world of entertainment going forward.

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Via TMZ: Cuba Gooding Sr., a popular soul singer and father to the Oscar winner, was found dead Thursday in the San Fernando Valley … TMZ has learned. Law enforcement sources tell us Cuba Gooding Jr.’s dad was slumped over in his silver Jaguar, parked on Ventura Blvd in Woodland Hills, CA. We’re told the fire department responded to the scene at 12:58 PM PT and attempted CPR, but could not resuscitate him. We’re told police suspect he died from an overdose.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qb46mJmppN4

Although many know his actor sons, Cuba and Omar Gooding, Cuba Sr. was a star in his own right with success as Main Ingredient’s lead singer for their 70’s hits including, “Everybody Play’s the Fool” and “Just don’t Want To be Lonely.” He was also performing with his group members to this day and in later years, he did some acting work as well.

He was said to have struggled with addictions in the past, which was also said to have caused a strain on the family when Cuba and Omar were young kids. But it was later revealed that he was clean and sober, however as we all know addictions of substance abuse are a day by day recovery. Unfortunately so far it may be that Cuba Sr. may have reportedly had a moment of relapse, but after we receive further details, we will update y’all with that info.

Cuba Gooding Sr. is survived by his wife of several decades, Shirley; his sons, Cuba Jr., Omar, Tommy; and daughter, April.

May Cuba Gooding Sr. rest in peace and our sincerest condolences go out to his children and loved ones.

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