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This Father's Day will be a very somber one for Charlie Wilson.
The R&B/funk veteran and his family members lost their patriarch, Bishop Oscar W. Wilson, to a battle with prostate cancer yesterday.
According to Wilson's spokeswoman Juanita Stephens, the former Gap Band front-man was on his way to hosting Steve Harvey's nationally syndicated radio show when he learned of the news yesterday. "Like a trooper he continued his commitment to the radio show... for 4 hours non-stop," she told The BV Newswire today.
The 'You Dropped A Bomb On Me' singer, himself, was diagnosed with the male-reproductive disease last fall and has been a staunch advocate for the Prostate Cancer Foundation to help raise awareness and research funds.
"My father was an incredible man who had a profound effect on our family both as a father and a spiritual guide," Wilson said. "I made a commitment to spread the word about prostate cancer and with the passing of my Dad, that commitment is even stronger."
Discovering the life-threatening disease early has given Uncle Charlie, as he is known in the hip hop community, an optimistic outlook on his prognosis.
"When I was diagnosed with prostate cancer in September, I thought to myself 'I'm too young... this isn't a cancer I should be getting,'" he previously said. "While I was surprised to discover that this disease strikes one out of every six American men, I was astounded to learn that African American men are 1.6 times more likely than others to be diagnosed with prostate cancer. My wife, Mahin, and I are very fortunate. I was lucky to be diagnosed and begin treatment early. My prognosis is excellent."
Funeral services for Bishop Oscar W. Wilson, 91, will be held on June 23 at 1:00 p.m. at the Morning Star Baptist Church, 165 E. Cedar Street, Lucedale, MS 39452.
In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Prostate Cancer Foundation at Unclecharliewilson.com.
