Mary Ida Vandross, the mother of late R&B legend Luther Vandross, died last week of natural causes. She was 82.
Mrs. Vandross outlived her husband, all four of her children, as well as her only grandson. All died as a result of stroke or diabetes.
Per a bio posted on the American Stroke Association website, Mary Ida Vandross was born in Cheraw, South Carolina, as the second child of three.
